Consultant: The dramatic improvements in productivity achieved during the ... ...

Consultant: The dramatic improvements in productivity achieved during the Industrial Revolution resulted in large part from standardization of processes and procedures coupled with centralization of planning and decision making. Yet, in recent years, many already productive companies have further improved their productivity by giving individual employees greater influence in decision making and in how they do their work.

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent paradox in the consultant’s statements?


(A) Most companies still try to improve productivity mainly through greater standardization and centralization of decision making.
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*This question is included in PT70 (Oct 2013): Logical Reasoning B