Taylor's Impact on Industrial Productivity Quiz

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What is the primary focus of F.W. Taylor's contribution to industrial productivity?

  • Implementing environmental sustainability practices in industries
  • Introducing advanced technology for industrial processes
  • Promoting employee satisfaction and work-life balance
  • Improving efficiency and productivity through scientific management principles (correct)

What is a key concept associated with F.W. Taylor's approach to industrial productivity?

  • Minimizing use of technology in production
  • Standardization of work methods (correct)
  • Encouraging individualized work approaches
  • Maximizing employee leisure time

How did F.W. Taylor's ideas impact industrial management?

  • By laying the foundation for modern management practices (correct)
  • By emphasizing employee autonomy in decision-making
  • By promoting a relaxed approach to work schedules
  • By advocating for a reduction in production output

What did Frederick Taylor's Principles of Scientific Management aim to change?

<p>The way organizations view their workers and organization (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did managers believe about workers before the introduction of Scientific Management?

<p>Workers were lazy and worked slowly (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Taylor's Principles of Scientific Management propose as a solution to the perceived laziness of workers?

<p>Revolutionary work methods based on scientific study (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what ways is Taylor's work still relevant today?

<p>Many principles of modern workplaces are based on Taylor's work (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following can be considered an example of Taylor's principles of scientific management in action?

<p>Organizational charts (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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