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Fayol vs Taylor

In Class 12 Business Studies, this topic compares Henri Fayol’s administrative principles with F.W. Taylor’s scientific management within the chapter Principles of Management. Students examine Fayol’s broad guidelines for managers, including unity of command, division of work and esprit de corps, alongside Taylor’s focus on efficiency through standardisation, time study, functional foremanship and differential piece-rate wages. The comparison clarifies their aims, methods, scope and continuing relevance, while helping learners apply both approaches to workplace situations.

Hard · Level 5 · 25 questions

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01What is the main level-based difference between Fayol's and Taylor's approaches?

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02Which statement gives the correct comparative meaning of Fayol's and Taylor's contributions?

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03If a manager says that both workers and management need a mental revolution, this is linked with which thinker?

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04Which Fayol principle differs most clearly from Taylor's functional foremanship?

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05On which point can Fayol and Taylor both be considered to agree?

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06In Taylor's scientific management, separating planning and execution is linked with which objective?

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07If a question discusses discipline, equity and scalar chain in the whole organisation, which thinker is more relevant?

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08What was the main purpose of Taylor's differential piece wage system?

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09Which option correctly matches the field of study of Fayol and Taylor?

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10In which situation would Fayol's principle be more useful than Taylor's technique?

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11According to Taylor, what should replace guesswork in scientific management?

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12Which pair correctly gives the principle and thinker?

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13If every department's objective is being linked with the larger organisational objective, which Fayol principle is reflected?

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14Which part of Taylor's work study finds a better work method by removing unnecessary activities?

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15Whose work is closer to explaining management as a universal process?

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16What is the correct meaning of Taylor's standardisation?

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17If a question states "an employee should receive orders from only one superior", it is linked with which?

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18On what basis should Fayol and Taylor be differentiated when the question asks "principles versus techniques"?

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19Fatigue study is part of whose work and what is its purpose?

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20What is the main difference between Fayol's "equity" principle and Taylor's "differential wage"?

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21If "initiative" is encouraged in an organisation, it is more related to whom between Fayol and Taylor?

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22Why is "human relations approach" not considered the main field of Fayol and Taylor in comparison?

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23In which situation would Fayol's "scalar chain" principle be prominent?

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24What is the main purpose of Taylor's time study?

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25Which option is a correct example of Fayol's principle, not Taylor's technique?

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