Why Did Workers Experience the Introduction of Scientific Management as a Loss

question 110

Multiple Choice

Why did workers experience the introduction of scientific management as a loss of freedom?

• A) Scientific management typically lowered wages.
• B) Workers had to work longer hours under scientific management.
• C) Safety conditions worsened when companies introduced scientific management.
• D) Skilled workers under scientific management had to obey very detailed instructions.
• E) Foremen tended to drive workers with more brute force under scientific management.

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