Which of the Following Statements Is True About Systematic Management

question 104

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about systematic management?

• A) It advocated the application of scientific methods to analyze work and to determine how to complete production tasks efficiently.
• B) It emphasized adequate staffing, maintenance of inventories to meet consumer demand, and organizational control.
• C) It stressed the importance of hiring and training a proper worker to do a particular job.
• D) It assumed workers were motivated by receiving money.
• E) It implemented a pay system in which workers were paid additional wages when they exceeded a standard level of output for each job.

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Definitions:

Deskilling

Refers to the process by which work tasks are broken into simple routines requiring little training to perform. Deskilling is usually accompanied by the use of machinery to replace labour wherever possible and increased management control over workers.

Scientific Management

Developed in the 1910s by Frederick W. Taylor, is a system for improving productivity. After analyzing the movements of workers as they did their jobs, Taylor trained them to eliminate unnecessary actions. This technique is also known as Taylorism.

Productivity

A measure of the efficiency of production, often quantified as the ratio of inputs to outputs in economic terms.

Taylorism

A theory of management that analyzes and synthesizes workflows, with the primary objective of improving economic efficiency, especially labor productivity.