Good Morning
SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT
WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE GOING TO TALK ABOUT?
THE PERSON WHO GAVE THE THEORY
Just over one hundred years ago Frederick Taylor published Principles of Scientific Management, a work that forever changed the way organizations view their workers and their organization. At the time of Taylor’s publication, managers believed that workers were lazy and worked slowly and inefficiently in order to protect their jobs.
Frederick Winslow Taylor
The remedy for this inefficiency lies in systematic management, rather than in searching for some unusual or extraordinary man.
FW TAYLOR
HISTORY OF SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT
You might think that a century-old theory wouldn’t have any application in today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world. You’d be wrong, though! In fact much of what you’ve already learned in this course is based on Taylor’s work, and plenty of what you’ll experience in the workplace will be indebted to him, too. If you recognize any of the following, you have already seen his principles of scientific management in action: organizational charts, performance evaluations, quality measurements and metrics, and sales and/or production goals.
- Science, not rule of thumb
- Harmony, not discord
- Cooperation not individualism
- Development of each and every person to his or her greatest efficiency and prosperity
The Four Principles
Science, not rule of thumb.
Harmony, not Discord
Taylor states that the prosperity of the organization depends on both Workers and Management, and thus both should work with each other in harmony and avoid discord.
Taylor states that there must be thinking before doing i.e ‘Trail and Error Method’ or ‘Hit and Miss Method’ should be avoided, instead scientific and researched methods should be adopted for performing any activity.
Development of each and every person to his or her greatest efficiency and prosperity
Cooperation not individualism
The efficiency of any organisation also depends on the skills and capabilities of its employees to a great extent. Thus, providing training to the workers was considered essential in order to learn the best method developed through the use of the scientific approach. To attain the efficiency, steps should be taken right from the process of selection of employees.
This principle is an extension of principle of 'Harmony, not discord' and lays stress on mutual cooperation between workers and the management. Cooperation, mutual confidence, sense of goodwill should prevail among both, managers as well as workers.
While the terms “scientific management” and “Taylorism” are often treated as synonymous, a more accurate view is that Taylorism is the first form of scientific management. Taylorism is sometimes called the “classical perspective,” meaning that it is still observed for its influence but no longer practiced exclusively. Scientific management was best known from 1910 to 1920, but in the 1920s, competing management theories and methods emerged, rendering scientific management largely obsolete by the 1930s. However, many of the themes of scientific management are still seen in industrial engineering and management today.
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Good Morning
SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT
WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE GOING TO TALK ABOUT?
THE PERSON WHO GAVE THE THEORY
Just over one hundred years ago Frederick Taylor published Principles of Scientific Management, a work that forever changed the way organizations view their workers and their organization. At the time of Taylor’s publication, managers believed that workers were lazy and worked slowly and inefficiently in order to protect their jobs.
Frederick Winslow Taylor
The remedy for this inefficiency lies in systematic management, rather than in searching for some unusual or extraordinary man.
FW TAYLOR
HISTORY OF SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT
You might think that a century-old theory wouldn’t have any application in today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world. You’d be wrong, though! In fact much of what you’ve already learned in this course is based on Taylor’s work, and plenty of what you’ll experience in the workplace will be indebted to him, too. If you recognize any of the following, you have already seen his principles of scientific management in action: organizational charts, performance evaluations, quality measurements and metrics, and sales and/or production goals.
The Four Principles
Science, not rule of thumb.
Harmony, not Discord
Taylor states that the prosperity of the organization depends on both Workers and Management, and thus both should work with each other in harmony and avoid discord.
Taylor states that there must be thinking before doing i.e ‘Trail and Error Method’ or ‘Hit and Miss Method’ should be avoided, instead scientific and researched methods should be adopted for performing any activity.
Development of each and every person to his or her greatest efficiency and prosperity
Cooperation not individualism
The efficiency of any organisation also depends on the skills and capabilities of its employees to a great extent. Thus, providing training to the workers was considered essential in order to learn the best method developed through the use of the scientific approach. To attain the efficiency, steps should be taken right from the process of selection of employees.
This principle is an extension of principle of 'Harmony, not discord' and lays stress on mutual cooperation between workers and the management. Cooperation, mutual confidence, sense of goodwill should prevail among both, managers as well as workers.
While the terms “scientific management” and “Taylorism” are often treated as synonymous, a more accurate view is that Taylorism is the first form of scientific management. Taylorism is sometimes called the “classical perspective,” meaning that it is still observed for its influence but no longer practiced exclusively. Scientific management was best known from 1910 to 1920, but in the 1920s, competing management theories and methods emerged, rendering scientific management largely obsolete by the 1930s. However, many of the themes of scientific management are still seen in industrial engineering and management today.
THANKS!
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