Discussion
Assertion (A) and Reason (R) Pattern :
Assertion (A) : Taylor’s primary concern was management at the supervisory level and gave much stress on the efficiency of workers and managers at operational level.
Reason (R) : Scientific management is just a mental revolution for both employer and employees.
Codes :
Answer: B
Both statements are true but the Reason does not explain the Assertion, so the answer is Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
The Assertion is true: unlike Fayol, who wrote from the top-management viewpoint, Taylor worked from the shop floor upward and was concerned with the efficiency of workers and supervisors at the operating level. The Reason is also true: in his 1912 testimony before a committee of the US House of Representatives, Taylor said that scientific management involves a complete mental revolution on the part of both workers and management.
The mental revolution describes the change of attitude Taylor wanted, from fighting over the division of surplus to cooperating to increase it. It does not explain why his concern lay at the supervisory and operative level, so (R) is not the explanation of (A).
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