Module 3: Organisational Studies & The Classical Models Flashcards
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What are the four principles of scientific management
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1st - management development
2nd - labour training and selection
3rd - labourers’ education
4th cooperation of employees and management
2
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Who is the father of scientific management?
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Frederick Winslow Taylor
3
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What is his systematic model of industrial management of the father of scientific management called?
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Taylorism
4
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What is Taylorism’s contribution?
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It greatly influenced the development of industrial engineering and production management.
5
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What is Taylorism about?
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Production effciency in a shop/factory could be greatly enhanced by close observation of individual workers and elimination of waste time and motion in their operation.
It has a value in rationalising production
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