Scientific Management

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that Frederick W. Taylor's theory of scientific management was widely misinterpreted as using time and motion studies to extract more work from employees at less pay; however, a more careful reading of Taylor's work shows that he placed the worker's interest as high as the employer's. The author points out that modern management theorists, such as Edward Deming, often credit Taylor with creating the principles upon which they base their work. This paper explains that, recognizing that resistance to change is certain to occur in high-technology environments, effective managers confront this resistance to demonstrate their concern for their employees and helping to direct and to bring personal agendas into line with company goals and objectives.

Table of Contents
Introduction
What Is Management?
Frederick W. Taylor
Scientific Management
Application
High-Tech Management
Conclusion

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"Globalization also changes the ways in which companies compete with one another both for customers and for employees. Using technology (including the Internet), a company can be located nearly anywhere in the world and provide products and services to customers located nearly anywhere else. Electronic funds transfer make it possible for payments to flow from one country to another easily and quickly while advances in transportation logistics (including using computers and bar code readers to track shipments) make it possible to send products around the world."

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