Question

Assertion (A): Though Taylor’s focus was from the viewpoint of improving workers’ efficiency & that of Fayol’s from improving managers’ efficiency yet both are complementary to each other contributing to overall improvement of the organization.

Reason (B): Both aim at improving managerial efficiency at shop floor level of management.

Options

• Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are True and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

• Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are True and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

• Assertion (A) is True but Reason (R) is False.

• Assertion (A) is False but Reason (R) is True.

Answer 1

Assertion (A) is True but Reason (R) is False.

Explanation:

• Assertion (A) is True: Taylor focused on improving workers’ efficiency through scientific methods, while Fayol focused on managerial efficiency. Both approaches complement each other and together help in improving the overall efficiency of the organization.
• Reason (R) is False: Taylor’s principles mainly focus on the shop floor (operational level), but Fayol’s principles apply at all levels of management, not just the shop floor. Fayol emphasized the entire management hierarchy, whereas Taylor’s focus was specifically on factory workers and their tasks.