CMN 2148 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Scientific Management
8 Oct 2017
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In our phrasing ( higher ups , climbing the ladder ) Importance of taking the emphasis out of individual achievement, group success is key. Give people the big picture of the problem regularly. Everyone is knee deep in the fight all the time. Taylor"s display and impact were akin to steve jobs introducing the iphone. Assumes labourers aren"t intelligent, doesn"t investigate further as it fits within his thinking. People need to be led, without chaos ensues. Taylor operates so there is not one moment of unproductive human effort. If moving out of taylorism, we must accept unpredictability and chaos: *not everyone is comfortable with this, often specifically with giving up control over communication and information. ); effectiveness is doing the right (moral?) thing. The more you optimize, the more the system is at risk (system"s resilience is diminished) A drive for efficient optimal state outcome has the effect of making the total system more vulnerable to shocks and disturbances.
