Political Science · Public Administration
UGC NET June 2019 Political Science
Which of the following are the main features of scientific management?
- 1. A single administrative science whose principles apply not only to business but also to government, religious and other organisations
- 2. Functional foremanship
- 3. Separation of planning and execution
- 4. Differential piecework plan
A2, 3 & 4 ✓ Correct
B1, 2 & 4
C1, 2, 3 & 4
D2 & 4
Correct answer: (A) 2, 3 & 4 — The features of scientific management are functional foremanship, separation of planning and execution and the differential piecework plan, so the answer is 2, 3 and 4.
Explanation
★The features of scientific management are functional foremanship, separation of planning and execution and the differential piecework plan, so the answer is 2, 3 and 4.
★F. W. Taylor set out scientific management in 'The Principles of Scientific Management' (1911).
★Functional foremanship splits supervision among several specialist foremen, each handling one function.
★Separation of planning from execution puts thinking in a planning department and doing on the shop floor.
★The differential piecework plan pays a higher rate to workers who meet the standard and a lower rate to those who do not.
★Statement 1 describes a single universal administrative science, which is the classical or POSDCORB idea, not Taylor's shop-level approach.
★So the scientific management features are 2, 3 and 4.
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