Question

During the late 1800s, managers relied on their personal opinion for making decisions. How did Fredrick Winslow Taylor replace this?

[0.80 marks]

• A. By introducing a robot
• B. By introducing a textbook with solutions
• C. By introducing a superior only to give decisions
• D. By introducing a trial and error method

Answer 1

The correct option is D By introducing a trial and error method

During the initial days of the Industrial Revolution, factory owners relied on their own personal judgements for the problems that arose. However, Taylor suggested that these problems should be handled using trial and error methods. This would be a scientific approach to handling that problem and can be applied across the factory.