GK
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
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Question
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Principle of scientific management
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Shop management
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Both (a) and (b)
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Taylor’s written works were designed for presentation to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). These include Notes on Belting (1894), A Piece-Rate System (1895), Shop Management (1903), Art of Cutting Metals (1906), and The Principles of Scientific Management (1911).
Detailed explanation-2: -Frederick Winslow Taylor is known as the Father of Scientific Management, which also came to be known as “Taylorism.” Taylor believed that it was the role and responsibility of manufacturing plant managers to determine the best way for the worker to do a job, and to provide the proper tools and training.
Detailed explanation-3: -The elements of scientific management by F.W. Taylor consisted of the following elements: Work Study. Standardisation of tools and equipment. Scientific selection, placement and training.
Detailed explanation-4: -The four principles of Taylor’s scientific management are: Science, not rule of thumb. Harmony, not discord. Cooperation, not individualism.