The critics of scientific management claimed that
A. managers may ignore appropriate rules and regulations.
B. it leads to too much authority being vested in too few people.
C. managers were not trained to apply the principles of the theory.
D. it did not help managers deal with broader external issues.
E. organizations that need rapid decision making and flexibility may suffer with this approach.
Answer: D
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