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business and finance business administrationWhat are the limitation of scientific management?
LIMITATIONS 1. Exploitative Devices: Management did not share benefits of increased productivity and so economic welfare of workers was not increased. 2. Depersonalized work: Workers were made to repeat the same operations daily which led to monotony.
Also to know is, what are the limitation of scientific management theory?
Loss of jobs: In this limitations of scientific management, the theory determined by the workers and labor, whose main importance is to increase the production capacity and reduce the workforce. Workers believe that if he adopts Taylor's scientific methods he will lose his jobs.
In this manner, what are the disadvantages of scientific management?
Disadvantages of Scientific Management
- High Costs.
- Unsuitable for Small Firms.
- Response from the workers.
- Loss of Individual's Initiative.
- Speeding up of Workers.
- Autocratic Control of Functional Bosses.
- Creation of Unemployment.
- Unfairness.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Scientific Management Theory:
| 1 | Enhanced production | Requires huge capital |
| 2 | Ability to control | Management takes control |
| 3 | Decreases inaccuracy | Planning reduces productivity |
| 4 | Decreased autocracy | Demotivating approach |
| 5 | Cost of production reduced | Overly bureaucratic |