Who among the following has propounded Scientific Management theory?

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  1. Gullick and Urick
  2. F.W. Taylor
  3. Elton Mayo
  4. Peter Drucker

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Option 2 : F.W. Taylor
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The Scientific Management Theory is well known for its application of engineering science at the production floor or the operating levels.

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  • The Scientific Management Theory is well known for its application of engineering science at the production floor or the operating levels.
  • The major contributor of this theory is Fredrick Winslow Taylor, and that’s why the scientific management is often called as “Taylorism”.
  • The scientific management theory focused on improving the efficiency of each individual in the organization.
  • The major emphasis is on increasing the production through the use of intensive technology, and the human beings are just considered as adjuncts to machines in the performance of routine tasks.

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  • Gulick and Urwick :POSDCORB is an acronym widely used in the field of management and public administration that reflects the classic view of organizational theory. It appeared most prominently in a 1937 paper by Luther Gulick (in a set edited by himself and Lyndall Urwick).
  • Elton Mayo: Elton Mayo's management theory promotes the hypothesis that workers are motivated by social and relational forces more than financial or environmental conditions.
  • Drucker's management theory lie the concepts of decentralization, knowledge work (in fact, he coined the term “knowledge worker”), management by objectives (MBO), and the SMART goal method. Decentralization means that managers should empower employees by delegating tasks.

Thus F. W. Taylor has Propounded the scientific management theory. 

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