Question

Which of Taylor's works introduced his system for incentivizing workers based on productivity?

• A. "The Principles of Scientific Management"
• B. "On the Art of Cutting Metals"
• C. "A Piece Rate System"
• D. "Concrete, Plain and Reinforced"

Answer 1

Answer:

C. "A Piece Rate System"

• Frederick Winslow Taylor's work, "A Piece Rate System, Being a Step Toward Partial Solution of the Labor Problem," read before the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1895, introduced his detailed system for incentivizing workers based on productivity.

This system, known as the Taylor Differential Piece-Rate System, was a cornerstone of his scientific management theory. It was designed to motivate workers by directly linking their wages to their output.