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October 17, 2019 • 21:08 pm 0 points
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Which of the following are the main features of scientific management?

(a) A single administrative science whose principles were applicable not only to business but also to government, religious and other organisations. (b) Functional foremanship (c) Separation of planning and execution (d) Differential piecework plan Select the most suitable answer from the given options :

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    Scientific management is a management theory that analyzes work flows to improve economic efficiency, especially labor productivity. This management theory, developed by Frederick Winslow Taylor, was popular in the 1880s and 1890s in U.S. manufacturing industries. 
    The features of scientific management are as follows :
    (i) It is a systematic approach to handle management problems.
    (ii) It implies scientific techniques in method of work, recruitment, selection and training of workers.
    (iii) It rejects the age old method of rule of thumb' or 'hit or miss' approach.
    (iv) It attempts to discover the best method of doing the work at the lowest cost.
    (v) It attempts to develop each worker to his greatest efficiency.
    (vi) It involves a complete change in the mental attitude of the workers as well as of the management.

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