Question

Arrange the following propounder of Management School of Thought by their birth year in ascending order. A. F.W. Taylor, B. Henry L. Gantt, C. Max Weber, D. Elton Mayo, E. Mary Parker Follett.

• A. A, B, D, E, C
• B. A, B, C, D, E
• C. A, B, C, E, D
• D. A, B, E, D, C

Hint:

In management thinker chronology, Taylor comes before Gantt, Weber, Follett and Mayo.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Concept: Ascending order by birth year means arranging the thinkers from the earliest born to the latest born.

Step 1: Write the birth years.
F.W. Taylor was born in 1856. \[ A = 1856 \] Henry L. Gantt was born in 1861. \[ B = 1861 \] Max Weber was born in 1864. \[ C = 1864 \] Mary Parker Follett was born in 1868. \[ E = 1868 \] Elton Mayo was born in 1880. \[ D = 1880 \]

Step 2: Arrange from earliest to latest.
\[ 1856 < 1861 < 1864 < 1868 < 1880 \]

Step 3: Convert into letters.
\[ A,\ B,\ C,\ E,\ D \] Therefore, the correct answer is option (C).