Frederick Winslow
Taylor (1856-1915)
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Nationality: American
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Occupation: Mechanical
engineer, Efficiency expert, Management consultant
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Religious belief: Quaker
& Puritan
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Known for: father of
scientific management, father of industrial engineering,
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Contribution in management:
ü Published
‘Principles of Scientific Management’ in 1911
ü Famous
experiment was ‘Time Study’
ü Established
the theory of scientific management:-
§ Using
scientific methods to define the “one best
way” for a job to be done
§ Putting
the right person on the job with the correct tools and equipment.
§ Having
a standardized method of doing the job.
§ Providing
an economic incentive to the worker.
ü Developed
4 principles of scientific management:-
§ Replace
rule-of-thumb work methods with scientifically studied
§ Scientifically
select, train and develop each worker
§ Cooperate
with the workers
§ Divide
work equally between managers and workers
