For much of the first half of the twentieth century, managers viewed work specialization as ________.
A)a means to encourage employee satisfaction
B)an effective solution to overcentralization
C)an unending source of increased productivity
D)difficult to implement without automation technology
E)a frustrating cause of reduced efficiency

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C)For much of the first half of the twentieth century, managers viewed work specialization as an unending source of increased productivity.And they were probably right.When specialization was not widely practiced, its introduction almost always generated higher productivity.

For Much of the First Half of the Twentieth Century