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bobthebuilder

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In traditional organizations, two approaches emerged to solve the problems of inefficient organizations: the bureaucratic approach and the scientific approach. Compare these approaches.
 
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Standardization method to coordinate people is best in which size organization?
 
  A) Less than 12 members
  B) 12 to 50 members
  C) More than 50 members
  D) Size doesn't matter to this method



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Answer to Question 1

The scientific management approach focuses on handling employee problems first through four scientific principles: scientific design of each task, scientific worker selection, training and rewards for productivity, and division of both labor and responsibilities. The bureaucratic approach focuses on handling management problems first through clear division of labor, clear pyramidal chain of command with horizontal communication (Fayol's bridge), and small span of control (for a tall vs. flat structure).

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bobthebuilder

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Reply 2 on: Jun 23, 2018
Wow, this really help


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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