Scientific Management Quiz
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Who is known as the pioneer of scientific management?

  • Henry Ford
  • Thomas Edison
  • Frederick Winslow Taylor (correct)
  • Andrew Carnegie
  • What was the main objective of scientific management?

  • Promoting worker satisfaction
  • Improving economic efficiency, especially labor productivity (correct)
  • Maximizing profits for business owners
  • Minimizing employee workload
  • During which time period did scientific management reach its peak of influence?

  • 1950s
  • 1970s
  • 1930s
  • 1910s (correct)
  • Which of the following is NOT a theme associated with scientific management?

    <p>Empowerment of individual worker creativity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What field still incorporates most of the themes of scientific management today?

    <p>Industrial engineering and management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Scientific Management

    • Frederick Winslow Taylor is known as the pioneer of scientific management.

    Objectives and Peak of Influence

    • The main objective of scientific management is to improve industrial efficiency.
    • Scientific management reached its peak of influence during the early 20th century.

    Exclusion from Scientific Management

    • Increasing worker satisfaction is NOT a theme associated with scientific management.

    Modern Applications

    • Industrial engineering is a field that still incorporates most of the themes of scientific management today.

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    Test your knowledge of scientific management with this quiz! Explore the key concepts and principles of scientific management, including its history, objectives, and the contributions of Frederick Winslow Taylor. See how well you understand this influential theory of management.

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