Question

Who is known as the father of Scientific Management.
a) Peter F. Drucker b) Henry Fayol
c) Fredrick Winslow Taylor d) None of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

C) Frederick W. Taylor

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

c) Fredrick Winslow Taylor

Explanation:

Fredrick Winslow Taylor was born in 1856 at Philadelphia in USA. He worked as a mechanical engineer at Midval Steel Company.

The main contributions of Fredrick Winslow Taylor were:

• Taylor published books and research papers explaining his scientific view on industrial organisation and management.
• His major contribution was publishing of "Shop Management," "Piece Rate System" and "Principles of Scientific Management."
• He emphasised on adoption of scientific methods to the problems of management.