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Business Studies

Taylor’s scientific management

This topic introduces Class 12 Business Studies students to F. W. Taylor’s scientific management approach within the chapter Principles of Management. Students learn how systematic observation, work-study and standardisation can improve efficiency and productivity. The topic explains Taylor’s principles, including science rather than rule of thumb, harmony and cooperation, cooperation rather than individualism, development of each worker, and the use of techniques such as time study, motion study, method study, fatigue study and differential piece wage system.

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01A factory uses a stopwatch to measure a task but has not first determined the best method for doing it. What is the most reasonable conclusion?

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02Management sets scientifically determined work targets but excludes workers from the process of setting them. Which Taylor principle is most directly weakened?

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03A worker produces 96 units against a standard of 94 units. The high piece rate is ₹15 per unit. What is the worker’s wage under Taylor’s differential piece-rate system?

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04Workers believe that owners keep the gains from higher efficiency, while owners distrust workers. Which idea in Taylor’s scientific management is most needed to address this mutual distrust and conflict over gains?

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05Under functional foremanship, a worker receives instructions from several specialists. What is a likely managerial risk if their instructions are not coordinated?

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06Defects increased because the wrong sequence of steps was written on the instruction card. Whose role should be checked first?

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07The production route is correct, but the materials are not ready when work is due to start. Which specialist’s role should be checked instead of the route clerk’s?

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08A company reduced product varieties but also removed essential customer demand. Which conclusion about simplification is correct?

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09The standard output is 110 units. A worker produces 109 units. The low rate is ₹8 per unit and the high rate is ₹10 per unit. What is the worker’s wage under the differential piece-rate system?

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10In which situation would method study be more appropriate than motion study?

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11A time standard based on an unusually fast worker is repeatedly impossible for workers performing at a normal pace to meet. What technical error most likely occurred?

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12A work period lasts 600 minutes, including 60 minutes of necessary rest. If each unit requires 12 minutes of work, what is the standard output for the period?

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13If the production standard remains fixed but the quality of tools varies from day to day, what problem can arise when applying differential piece-rate wages?

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14If defects are caused by a machine breakdown, an inspector can identify them. Which functional foreman is primarily responsible for arranging the machine’s repair?

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15Which option correctly lists two planning-department specialists followed by two production-department specialists in Taylor’s functional foremanship?

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16If scientific methods increase output but the gains are not shared fairly, which aspect of Taylor’s approach is not being fulfilled?

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17If workers are made to work faster but unnecessary hand and body movements are not eliminated, what potential benefit remains unrealized?

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18A company reduces its product range from 24 models to 6 and sets a uniform quality standard for each model. Which combination of techniques is being used?

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19Management rewards high output, but worker fatigue is causing absenteeism to rise. Which combination of Taylor’s techniques best addresses both the incentive and fatigue issues?

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20If a worker’s performance remains weak even after scientific selection, which issue should management check first from Taylor’s perspective?

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21A worker produces 88 units. The standard is 88 units, and the policy pays the high piece rate of ₹9 per unit at or above the standard. What is the worker’s wage?

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22There is outward peace and no open conflict, but workers and management do not share suggestions for improvement. Which conclusion is most accurate?

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23If the work steps are appropriate but the worker’s seating height causes shoulder fatigue, which study should be the main focus?

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24After a change in the work method reduces the time per unit from 18 minutes to 12 minutes, what should be done with the old time standard?

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25Which statement gives the most incorrect interpretation of Taylor’s scientific management?

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