Taylor's Scientific Management

 Taylor's Scientific Management

Overview:

  • Method of scientifically managing the nature and order of occupations to improve the efficiency of workers.
  • He worked to improve the efficiency of workers, save production costs, pursue policies for high wages and low labor costs, and prevent organizational labor.
  • He essentially thought of workers as machines and analyzed their work scientifically. The task the workers perform is standardized through motion research and time research.
  • Workers are trained to perform the tasks most efficiently which they're selected for.

Four Principles:
  • Determining the Best Task
  • Present standardized working conditions
  • Payment of remuneration for completion of the task
  • Losses from wages for task failure

Criticism:

  • Disregard for human aspects
  • Lack of management identity (closed organization)
  • Consideration of the means of retention and motivation only in the economic aspect



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