Question

___________ has defined the basic problem of managing as the art of ""knowing exactly what you want men to do and then see that they do it in the best and cheapest way"".

Answer 1

Answer:

Frederick Winslow Taylor has defined the basic problem of managing as the art of "knowing exactly what you want men to do and then see that they do it in the best and cheapest way."

Explanation:

Frederick Winslow Taylor is known as the father of Scientific Management. Born in the United States of America in 1856, he is one of the foremost Management Gurus. The above quote has been taken from his paper titled Shop Management which was presented before American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1903. His other notable works include A Piece-rate System (1896) and Principles of Scientific Management (1911).