In the first half of the twentieth century, work specialization was seen as ________.
A) a means to encourage employee satisfaction
B) an effective solution to too much recentralization
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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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.

In the First Half of the Twentieth Century, Work Specialization