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Scientific management or Taylorism - Coggle Diagram
Scientific management or Taylorism
Who was Frederick Taylor?
Frederick Taylor (1856-1919): mechanical engineer and management consultant
What was his aim?
wanted to make organizations more standardized/ productive and efficient
What is taylorism?
application of science to work: stydying tasks carefully at a MICROLEVEL
What did he believe in?
DIVISION OF LABOR
divide the work process into small, simple, separate steps
each step was performed by a different person
determine ONE BEST WAY to complete the task
HIERARCHY
Clear chain of command: managers design work and workers follow instructions
SELECTION, TRAINING AND COMPENSATION
select and train "first class employees"
pay more the most productive workers
fire the unproductive employees
What is the name of his method?
TIME AND MOTION STUDY
find the least amount of time and the fewer amount of motions (shovel experiments)
Who took this method to the next level?
Henry Ford (1863-1947
founder of the Ford motor company
perfected the assembly line
production time for a car: from 12 hours to 93 minutes
OUTCOMES
: boost in productivity- more profits for companies-more consistent products
DOWNSIDES
: companies failed to pay employees more- deskilled employees- separated workers from the final product-survival of the fittest-dehuminazation