16 Questions
What is the main objective of scientific management?
Improving economic efficiency and labor productivity
Who is often credited as the pioneer of scientific management?
Frederick Winslow Taylor
During which time period did scientific management reach its peak of influence?
1910s
Although scientific management as a distinct theory was obsolete by the 1930s, most of its themes are still important parts of which fields today?
Industrial engineering and management
Who initially popularized the term 'scientific management' in 1910?
Louis Brandeis
Which company was the birthplace of scientific management?
Midvale Steel Company
Who identified seven other leaders in the scientific management movement?
Horace Bookwalter Drury
What was Frederick W. Taylor's initial name for his approach?
Shop Management
Who performed micro-motion studies using stop-motion cameras?
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
In what year did Frederick W. Taylor start putting the first features of scientific management into operation?
1882
Who recognized 'scientific management' as another good name for the concept?
Frederick W. Taylor
What term did Louis Brandeis use to argue before the Interstate Commerce Commission?
Scientific Management
Who performed independent work on 'motion study' as early as 1885?
Frank B. Gilbreth
Who began determining what industrial plants' products and costs were compared to what they ought to be?
Harrington Emerson
Who sought a consensus term for the approach with the help of practitioners like Henry L. Gantt and Frank B. Gilbreth?
Louis Brandeis
Who ruled against the rate increase proposed by the Interstate Commerce Commission?
Louis Brandeis
Test your knowledge of scientific management theory, which focuses on optimizing workflows and labor productivity through the application of scientific principles to management. Learn about its pioneer, Frederick Winslow Taylor, and its impact on manufacturing industries.
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