
Scientific Management
Frederick Winslow Taylor(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 25. September 2003
Book
Hardback
678 pages
978-0-415-27983-3 (ISBN)
Description
This volume comprises three works originally published separately as Shop Management (1903), The Principles of Scientific Management (1911) and Testimony Before the Special House Committee (1912). Taylor aimed at reducing conflict between managers and workers by using scientific thought to develop new principles and mechanisms of management. In contrast to ideas prevalent at the time, Taylor maintained that the workers' output could be increased by standardizing tasks and working conditions, with high pay for success and loss in case of failure. Scientific Management controversially suggested that almost every act of the worker would have to be preceded by one or more preparatory acts of management, thus separating the planning of an act from its execution.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Postgraduate and Professional
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
1410 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-27983-3 (9780415279833)
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Person
Frederick Winslow Taylor
Content
I. Shop Management
II. The Principles of Scientific Management
III. Testimony before the Special House Committee
II. The Principles of Scientific Management
III. Testimony before the Special House Committee