An important contribution of Frederick Taylor was his Multiple Choice suggestion that managers who encourage participation and allow opportunities for individual challenge and initiative would achieve superior performance. development of a system to lower costs and increase worker productivity by showing how employees could work smarter, not harder. conclusion that management decisions were unsystematic and that no research to determine the best means of production existed. creation of a notion that managers desire flexibility and gave the differences between motivating groups and individuals. suggestion that frontline supervisors should receive a bonus for each of their workers who completed their assigned daily tasks