Scientific Management
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== Principles == | == Principles == | ||
| − | The four core principles of Scientific Management are | + | The four core principles of Scientific Management are: |
| − | 1) That all aspects of the work be analysed | + | 1) That all aspects of the work be analysed critically and quantitively. |
2) That workers be assigned the jobs that fit them the best. | 2) That workers be assigned the jobs that fit them the best. | ||
| − | 3 | + | 3) That workers and manager corporate to maximise efficiency. Managers focus on managing, which includes the supervision of workers and results. It is the manager's job to make sure that the work is being done in the most efficient manner at all times. |
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| + | 4) Managers and workers work scientifically in their respective field, so that there is a clear division of labour. (1) (2) | ||
== Examples of practice == | == Examples of practice == | ||
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Abstract
Scientific management is a management technique developed during the later stages of the industrial period, which focuses on systematising the work processes and quantifying the results.
Historical context
Here I will explain what characterises the period in which this management technique was born.
Principles
The four core principles of Scientific Management are:
1) That all aspects of the work be analysed critically and quantitively.
2) That workers be assigned the jobs that fit them the best.
3) That workers and manager corporate to maximise efficiency. Managers focus on managing, which includes the supervision of workers and results. It is the manager's job to make sure that the work is being done in the most efficient manner at all times.
4) Managers and workers work scientifically in their respective field, so that there is a clear division of labour. (1) (2)
Examples of practice
Soviet Union?
American factories?
China?
Modern examples?
Criticism
Too rigid and arbitrary. Difficult to use outside of factories (i.e. service)
References
(1) The Principles of Scientific Management (1911) by Frederick Winslow Taylor // (2) https://www.mindtools.com/anx8725/frederick-taylor-and-scientific-management
