Frederick Taylor's Scientific Management Theory Basically Argued That

question 1

Multiple Choice

Frederick Taylor's scientific management theory basically argued that

• A) productivity could be improved by breaking jobs into isolated specialized tasks and assigning workers to each task.
• B) the informal organization that workers formed through their relationships was the key to productivity.
• C) there were other ways besides human relations to humanize the workplace.
• D) organizations needed to determine how to tap workers' desire to perform.

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