The scientific management approach emphasized which primary managerial responsibility?

• A. Hire the Right People
• B. Prepare Individuals to be Leaders
• C. Increase Workers' Output
• D. Manage the Organization as a Whole Entity

Answer: (C)

Scientific management focuses on maximizing efficiency by scientifically studying workflows and standardizing how work is done. The managerial responsibility is to increase workers’ output by designing the best methods, selecting the right people for each task, and providing incentives to improve productivity. This emphasis on measured productivity and controlled, repeatable work processes is what makes increasing output the best fit. While hiring the right people, developing leaders, or managing the organization at a high level are important in other contexts, scientific management concentrates on optimizing the production process and the amount of work completed per unit of input.