Taylor's Theory of Scientific Management proposes what main idea?

• A. Breaks to recover from physical strain of work
• B. The idea that paying higher wages leads to more effort
• C. The idea that an employee works harder if he or she is paid more
• D. Teamworking

Answer: (C)

Taylor’s idea is that money motivates effort. He believed that if pay is linked to output, workers will work harder to earn more, which is why incentive pay and standard methods were central to improving productivity. The statement that an employee works harder if paid more directly expresses this relationship between pay and effort, making it the best reflection of his main idea. The other options don’t focus on this pay-for-performance motive—breaks relate to fatigue, and teamwork to collaboration—neither captures the core incentive-driven approach of Scientific Management.