Which of the following correctly matches the management scholar with the theory that he or she is most closely identified with?
A) administrative management-Elton Mayo
B) scientific management-Elton Mayo
C) contingency theory-Lillian Gilbreth
D) bureaucratic management-Frederick Taylor
E) administrative management-Henri Fayol

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Henri Fayol is most closely identified with administrative management, which focuses on the organization and its administration. Elton Mayo is known for his work on the Hawthorne Studies, which contributed to the human relations movement, not administrative or scientific management. Lillian Gilbreth contributed to industrial psychology and scientific management, not contingency theory. Frederick Taylor is the father of scientific management, not bureaucratic management, which is associated with Max Weber.

Which of the Following Correctly Matches the Management Scholar with the Theory