According to the Principles of Scientific Management, the Best Way

question 350

Multiple Choice

According to the principles of scientific management, the best way to improve productivity is to

• A) give employees greater recognition for their efforts.
• B) establish open two-way communications among all of the organization's employees and managers.
• C) use time-motion studies to find the best method of doing each job, then teach those methods to employees.
• D) use job rotation and job enlargement to make work more interesting and challenging.

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Definitions:

Specialization

Specialization refers to the process of focusing effort and resources on the production of a particular product or a limited scope of products, leading to increased efficiency.

Specialization and Trade

The economic strategy where individuals or nations focus on producing specific goods or services and exchange them, increasing efficiency and wealth.

Jack-of-all-trades

An individual skilled in many different areas, capable of performing competently in a variety of tasks or professions.

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