Political Science · Public Administration
UGC NET July 2018 Political Science
Who among the following was the first to advance the idea of worker's participation in management?
AHenry Fayol
BHerbert Simon
CF. W. Taylor
DMary Parker Follett ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Mary Parker Follett — Mary Parker Follett first advanced the idea of worker participation in management, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Mary Parker Follett first advanced the idea of worker participation in management, so that is the answer.
★She is often called the mother of modern management.
★She defined management as the art of getting things done through people.
★She urged power with employees rather than power over them.
★On this view workers should share in decisions, not merely obey orders from above.
★Her thinking laid the ground for participative management and collaborative conflict resolution.
★Henry Fayol, Herbert Simon and F. W. Taylor worked on principles, decisions and efficiency, not this participative idea.
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