Jane, a manager in a soda company, believes that the classical approach to management will help her to schedule her employees' tasks and handle people better. But using only the classical approach may not be the ideal approach because ________.
A) exact scientific knowledge of what could be done by a worker is substituted for opinion
B) the scientific approach has proven to be ineffective in increasing production
C) it is concerned with the entire range of managerial performance and not just the job design
D) it does not adequately emphasize the human variables in the production process
E) it does not have a "one best way" approach to management problems

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The classical approach to management focuses on increasing efficiency and productivity through a scientific approach to job design and task scheduling, but it does not adequately address the human variables involved in production. Therefore, using only this approach may not be the ideal approach for managing employees.

Jane, a Manager in a Soda Company, Believes That the Classical