The technique of Taylor which contradicts one of the principles of General Management namely "Unity of Command" is:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Functional Foremanship
Option (1) Method Study — Incorrect. Method study finds the one best way of doing a job. It does not decide who gives orders.
Option (2) Standardisation and Simplification — Incorrect. These set standards for work and cut down needless kinds of products. They do not give a worker many bosses.
Option (3) Functional Foremanship — Correct. Under functional foremanship, a worker takes orders from eight specialist foremen, so he has more than one boss. Fayol’s principle of unity of command says every employee should have one and only one boss. So the two clash: Fayol strongly supported unity of command, while Taylor did not find it important.
Option (4) Harmony, Not Discord — Incorrect. This is a principle of Taylor, not a technique. It asks for complete harmony between management and workers.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “(iv) Unity of Command: According to Fayol there should be one and only one boss for every individual employee. If an employee gets orders from two superiors at the same time the principle of unity of command is violated. …” “Method Study The objective of method study is to find out one best way of doing the job. …”
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