Scientific management includes which of the following?
A) Assigning employees to fixed hourly wages.
B) Systematically dividing a job into its smallest possible elements and assigning these divided tasks to employees who are best qualified to perform them.
C) Combining tasks so employees perform an entire work process from beginning to end.
D) Encouraging employees to set their own goals and have positive thoughts about their work performance.
E) All of the above.

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Scientific management, also known as Taylorism, involves decomposing a job into its smallest possible tasks and assigning them to employees who are best qualified to perform them. This enables the organization to achieve maximum efficiency and productivity by reducing waste and increasing output. The other options, such as fixed hourly wages (A), combined tasks (C), and encouraging employees to set their own goals (D) are not unique to scientific management and have been used in other management approaches as well.

Scientific Management Includes Which of the Following