Mary Parker Follett's Primary Criticism of Taylor's System of Scientific

question 104

Multiple Choice

Mary Parker Follett's primary criticism of Taylor's system of scientific management was that:

• A) Taylor proposed that managers should involve workers in analyzing their jobs to identify better ways to perform tasks.
• B) Taylor did not use scientific techniques like time-and-motion studies to analyze workers' jobs.
• C) scientific management did not allow workers to exercise initiative and contribute to the organization.
• D) scientific management advocated that workers, rather than managers, should be in control of the work process itself.
• E) Taylor said that managers should behave as coaches and facilitators-not as monitors and supervisors.

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