The Principles of Scientific Management Quiz

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What is the title of the monograph published by Frederick Winslow Taylor in 1911?

  • Taylor's Principles of Management
  • The Principles of Scientific Management (correct)
  • The Conservation of National Resources
  • Fundamentals of Industrial Era Organization

What did Taylor's approach to scientific management oppose?

  • The role of mechanical engineers in manufacturing
  • The old idea that each workman can best regulate his own way of doing the work (correct)
  • The concept of increased wages for laborers
  • The need for industrial organization and decision theory

What did Taylor's approach to scientific management aim for?

  • Promoting individualistic work regulation
  • Coordinating the enterprise for everyone's benefit (correct)
  • Maximizing profits for the management
  • Reducing wages for laborers

What did Taylor quote at the beginning of his paper?

<p>U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is another term often used to refer to Taylor's approach to scientific management?

<p>Taylorism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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