Fayol vs Taylor

Correct answer: A. Each specialist can give instructions in his special area

Functional foremanship is based on specialist supervision. In exams, understand many foremen as specialization.

Correct answer: B. Broad activities such as planning, commanding, coordinating and controlling the organisation

Fayol viewed management as a broad administrative process. In exams, connect general management with the whole organisation.

Correct answer: B. Taylor

Scientific selection and training are part of Taylor's scientific management thinking. In exams, link selection and training with Taylor.

Correct answer: B. Fayol: top to bottom, Taylor: bottom to top

Fayol's approach is considered top-down, while Taylor's focus starts from the shop floor. Remember this direction difference in exams.

Correct answer: A. Keeping employees in their positions for a reasonable period

Stability of personnel is Fayol's principle that reduces unnecessary turnover. In exams, connect stability with workforce continuity.

Correct answer: B. How to choose the standard method of work

Choosing a standard method is linked with Taylor's method study and scientific management. In exams, connect standard work method with Taylor.

Correct answer: A. Accountability may become unclear

Fayol wants responsibility to balance authority. In exams, treat authority without responsibility as poor management.

Correct answer: A. Management and workers should work together

Taylor emphasized cooperation between management and workers. In exams, it can also be linked with mental revolution.

Correct answer: A. The first relates to the person giving orders, the second to common objective and plan

Unity of command means orders from one superior, while unity of direction means one plan for the same goal. Write them separately in exams.

Correct answer: A. Possibility of lower cost and higher productivity

Taylor's techniques were meant to improve efficiency and productivity. In exams, connect productivity clues with Taylor.

Correct answer: A. Fayol

Subordination of individual interest to general interest is Fayol's principle. In exams, connect organisational interest with Fayol.

Correct answer: A. Motion study

Motion study reduces unnecessary movements to improve efficiency. In exams, link physical movement clues with Taylor.

Correct answer: A. Both Fayol and Taylor tried to improve management, but their focus was different

Both aimed at efficient management, but Fayol focused on broad administration and Taylor on work efficiency. In exams, write common aim and different focus.

Correct answer: A. They are flexible guidelines, not rigid and absolute rules

Fayol's principles are guidelines applied according to situations. In exams, do not write them as rigid laws.

Correct answer: A. Work should be done by scientific analysis, not by rough guesswork

Taylor supported scientific methods instead of old guess-based methods. This is a core principle of scientific management in exams.

Correct answer: A. Taylor gave the scalar chain principle

The direct answer is option A: “Taylor gave the scalar chain principle” is the incorrect assignment. Scalar chain is Fayol’s principle. It means a formal line of authority from the highest level to the lowest level, so communication normally follows the organisational hierarchy. Taylor, in contrast, is associated with scientific management and techniques for improving the actual work process. Option A is wrong because it assigns Fayol’s scalar chain to Taylor. Option B is a correct Taylor association: time study measures the time needed for a task and helps establish a standard time. Option C is also correct because Taylor developed scientific management. Option D is correct because functional foremanship is Taylor’s specialised supervision arrangement. The question asks where Fayol’s contribution has wrongly been given to Taylor, so option A is the only suitable choice. Memory cue: “scalar chain” sounds like a chain of authority in Fayol’s administrative theory.

Correct answer: A. Promoting team spirit and unity

Esprit de corps is Fayol's principle of team spirit. In exams, separate it from Taylor's production techniques.

Correct answer: B. Taylor's scientific management approach

Scientific selection and training are linked with Taylor's scientific management. In exams, connect selection-training with production efficiency.

Correct answer: B. Fayol, Taylor

Management of the whole organisation relates to Fayol, and factory work performance relates to Taylor. In exams, decide by clue words.

Correct answer: A. Subordinates handle routine work and managers focus on exceptional cases

Under the exception principle managers focus only on important deviations. In exams link exceptional situations and control with Taylor.

Correct answer: A. Creating a suitable balance of decision-making authority

Centralisation and decentralisation is Fayol's principle related to balance of authority. In exams keep it separate from Taylor's time or motion study.