It Was More Than a Century Ago That an Engineer

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Multiple Choice

It was more than a century ago that an engineer named Frederick Taylor walked into factories and starting timing workers with a stop watch. He dissected their movements, and organized them more efficiently. He turned factory production into a science. Suppose workers were paid a wage based on how much they produced. How does this firm organize production?

• A) Through the command system
• B) Through a mixed command and incentive system
• C) Through the incentive system
• D) Through the market system

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Held

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