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Who is regarded as the 'Father of Scientific Management', whose approach sought to replace rule-of-thumb methods with scientifically determined methods of work?

Frederick Winslow Taylor is called the Father of Scientific Management because he proposed replacing rule-of-thumb methods with scientifically studied methods of work. Fayol is linked with administrative principles, Mayo with human relations, and Weber with bureaucracy, so they are not correct.

  1. AHenri Fayol
  2. BFrederick Winslow TaylorCorrect
  3. CElton Mayo
  4. DMax Weber

Explanation

F.W. Taylor is known as the Father of Scientific Management. He advocated replacing rule-of-thumb with science. Fayol is associated with administrative management (14 principles), Mayo with human relations, and Weber with bureaucracy.

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