Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Business Studies

Chapter

Principles of Management

Question:
Fredrick Winslow Taylor was an American...............who sought to improve industrial efficiency.
Options:
Civil engineer
Computer engineer
Mining engineer
Mechanical engineer
Correct Answer:
Mechanical engineer
Explanation:
Fredrick Winslow Taylor (March 20,1856 – March 21, 1915) was an American mechanical engineer who sought to improve industrial efficiency. In 1874, he became an apprentice mechanist, learning factory conditions at the grass roots level. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering. He was one of the intellectual leaders of the efficiency movement and was highly influential in reshaping the factory system of production.