ACCA BT · Chapter 9 · Question 1 of 11
Which writer is associated with 'scientific management', which involved studying tasks to find the 'one best way' of performing them and paying workers according to output?
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Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: B) F W Taylor
Explanation
Taylor developed scientific management, using work study to standardise tasks, selecting and training workers scientifically, and linking pay to output. Fayol set out administrative functions and principles of management, Mayo's Hawthorne studies led to the human relations school, and Mintzberg studied what managers actually do.
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