Frederick Winslow Taylor's 1911 monograph describing scientific management — applying systematic time-and-motion studies, task standardization, and performance pay to maximize worker productivity — the founding text of industrial management.
Founded management as a scientific discipline — Taylor's systematic measurement of work and the principle of separating planning from execution created industrial management and influenced every subsequent management system from Ford's assembly line to Toyota Production System to modern software development.
Discussing
Ask anything about The Principles of Scientific Management — their ideas, influences, contradictions, legacy.
Sign in to start a conversation.