Which of the following is NOT a Principle of management given by Taylor? (a) Science, not rule of Thumb (b) Functional Foremanship

Science is the study of the physical and natural world whereas social sciences study human behaviour in different settings. • In science,the accuracy and validity of data are very high in...

The thumb indicates the direction of current in the straight conductor held by curled fingers, whereas the Fleming’s left-hand rule gives the direction of force experienced by current carrying conductor...

Unity of Direction.

Management is both an art and a science. Management is a science because it is based on various theories and principles which were developed over years with continuous experimentation and observations....

Coordination is the essence of management. It is neither a function nor an objective of an organisation. Rather, it is intrinsic in all the operations and functions of the management. It...

The false statement is ‘Fayol’s principles are applicable in specialised situations whereas Taylor’s principles have universal application’. The correct statement in place of this is, ‘ Fayol’s principles are universally...

Scientific management implies knowing exactly what is to be done and devising the best ways of doing it. This term was given by Frederick Taylor (1856-1915) in 1911. It suggests...

Functional Foremanship: A foreman refers to a person who is in charge of the operational level workers. Taylor suggested that to increase the efficiency, performance of the foreman should be improved....

Basis of Difference Taylor’s Contributions Fayol’s Contributions Contribution Scientific Management or ‘Taylorism’ Theory was given by Taylor in 1911. General Theory of Administration or ‘Fayolism’ was given by Fayol in 1916 Personality Taylor was a mechanical engineer/scientist. Fayol...

A tall structure of organisation is the one that has multiple levels of hierarchy. A tall structure of organisation has narrow span of management. That is, under such a structure...