Arrange the following management concepts in terms of period of evolution from earliest to latest. (A)…
Arranging the management concepts in chronological order of their historical evolution from earliest to latest: Time and Motion Study (F.W. Taylor and Frank & Lillian…
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Arrange the following management concepts in terms of period of evolution from earliest to latest.
(A) Informal organisation
(B) Time and motion study
(C) Six sigma
(D) Need hierarchy model
(E) Management by objectives
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Correct answer C
Arranging the management concepts in chronological order of their historical evolution from earliest to latest: Time and Motion Study (F.W. Taylor and Frank & Lillian Gilbreth, 1890s–1910s) came first, followed by Informal Organisation (Elton Mayo & Hawthorne Studies, 1930s), Need Hierarchy Model (Abraham Maslow, 1943), Management by Objectives (Peter Drucker, 1954), and Six Sigma (Bill Smith at Motorola, 1986).
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