A Look Back
Cindy Reynolds, tired from working with customers all day, decided to take a 15-minute nap to help clear her head before the 4:15 managers' meeting.Her company had recently begun a re-engineering process as well as other changes requiring copious management input.As she leaned back in her chair, she wondered if management science had always been this way and how it all began.As she napped, she dreamed that, along with 'Spirit of Management Past' as her guide, she was travelling in the 'Management Way Back Machine' that took her back through management history.
-Refer to A Look Back (Scenario).Cindy also visited a bookstore where there was a book signing occurring.She looked down and saw that the title of the book was Principles of Scientific Management and concluded that the author must be ________.
A)Adam Smith
B)Frank Gilbreth
C)Henry Gantt
D)Frederick Taylor
E)Henri Fayol

Question

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The book Principles of Scientific Management is considered one of the earliest and most influential works in the field of management and was written by Frederick Taylor in 1911.

A Look Back Cindy Reynolds, Tired from Working with Customers All Day, Decided