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What limitation did Taylor’s approach have in explaining worker motivation?
What limitation did Taylor’s approach have in explaining worker motivation? (IntroductionToBusiness OP 8D04gAa · 2026-10-07-36573 · 9.2. The Hawthorne Studies*…
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- Taylor’s work advanced management but had a fundamental limitation
- It represented a giant step forward in the evolution of management
- Its fundamental flaw concerned the way it understood human motivation
- Taylor assumed that people are primarily motivated by economic means
- Taylor’s successors continued the study of management
- They found that motivation is more complex than Taylor envisioned
