Political Science · Public Administration
UGC NET December 2023 Political Science
Who introduced to organizations the concepts of the 40-hour week, time and motion studies and piece-rate compensation systems, as well as 'a fair day's work for a fair day's pay'?
AWoodrow Wilson
BFrederick Taylor ✓ Correct
CMax Weber
DElton Mayo
Correct answer: (B) Frederick Taylor — Frederick Taylor introduced these ideas, so the answer is Frederick Taylor.
Explanation
★Frederick Taylor introduced these ideas, so the answer is Frederick Taylor.
★He is regarded as the father of scientific management, set out in 1911.
★Time and motion studies measured each task to find the one most efficient method.
★The piece-rate system tied a worker's pay to measured output.
★His slogan 'a fair day's work for a fair day's pay' linked effort to reward.
★Woodrow Wilson founded the study of administration and Max Weber theorised bureaucracy, not these shop-floor methods.
★Elton Mayo led the human relations movement, which reacted against Taylor's purely efficiency focus.
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