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At a Pune engineering unit, the owner appoints separate specialists for speed, repairs, inspection and discipline, and each specialist directly instructs the same worker on his own function. Which feature of Taylor's approach does this reflect, and what is a notable criticism of it?

This is functional foremanship, where specialist supervisors each guide a worker on one function. Its notable criticism is that it breaks unity of command, since the worker receives instructions from several bosses, which can cause confusion and conflict over authority.

  1. AFunctional foremanship; it violates unity of commandCorrect
  2. BStandardisation; it ignores worker fatigue
  3. CDifferential piece-rate; it demotivates efficient workers
  4. DMental revolution; it promotes discord

Explanation

Several specialists instructing one worker is functional foremanship, which divides supervision by function. Its main criticism is that the worker receives orders from more than one superior, violating Fayol's unity of command. The other options describe different techniques.

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