MGMT 405 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Mechanical Engineering, Scientific Management, Firstclass
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Basics of scientific management: frederick winslow taylor, known as the father of management, examined ways to run a business efficiently and proactively, revolutionary ideas, emphasized employee training. Implemented standardized practices to improve productivity: his method is seen as scientific management, borrowed techniques from botanists and chemists, employed scientific techniques such as analysis, observation, synthesis, rationality, and logic. Frederick w. taylor: was a mechanical engineer. Interested in the type of work done in factories and mechanical shops. Jobs should be broken down by job component and timed to check. Frederick w. taylor theories efficiency: concerned about worker output more than worker satisfaction/motivation. Introduced idea of systematic training and selection- encouraged owners to interact with worker: created a first-class worker concept, detailed what worker should be able to accomplish, digital taylorism is maximizing efficiency, updated version used by fedex and amazon. 1920s and 1930s: eventually, their work led to the science of ergonomics and industrial psychology.
