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What is the main objective of scientific management?
What is the main objective of scientific management?
Who is often credited as the pioneer of scientific management?
Who is often credited as the pioneer of scientific management?
During which time period did scientific management reach its peak of influence?
During which time period did scientific management reach its peak of influence?
Although scientific management as a distinct theory was obsolete by the 1930s, most of its themes are still important parts of which fields today?
Although scientific management as a distinct theory was obsolete by the 1930s, most of its themes are still important parts of which fields today?
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Who initially popularized the term 'scientific management' in 1910?
Who initially popularized the term 'scientific management' in 1910?
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Which company was the birthplace of scientific management?
Which company was the birthplace of scientific management?
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Who identified seven other leaders in the scientific management movement?
Who identified seven other leaders in the scientific management movement?
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What was Frederick W. Taylor's initial name for his approach?
What was Frederick W. Taylor's initial name for his approach?
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Who performed micro-motion studies using stop-motion cameras?
Who performed micro-motion studies using stop-motion cameras?
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In what year did Frederick W. Taylor start putting the first features of scientific management into operation?
In what year did Frederick W. Taylor start putting the first features of scientific management into operation?
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Who recognized 'scientific management' as another good name for the concept?
Who recognized 'scientific management' as another good name for the concept?
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What term did Louis Brandeis use to argue before the Interstate Commerce Commission?
What term did Louis Brandeis use to argue before the Interstate Commerce Commission?
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Who performed independent work on 'motion study' as early as 1885?
Who performed independent work on 'motion study' as early as 1885?
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Who began determining what industrial plants' products and costs were compared to what they ought to be?
Who began determining what industrial plants' products and costs were compared to what they ought to be?
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Who sought a consensus term for the approach with the help of practitioners like Henry L. Gantt and Frank B. Gilbreth?
Who sought a consensus term for the approach with the help of practitioners like Henry L. Gantt and Frank B. Gilbreth?
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Who ruled against the rate increase proposed by the Interstate Commerce Commission?
Who ruled against the rate increase proposed by the Interstate Commerce Commission?
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