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The Principles of Scientific Management (1911) is a monograph published by Frederick Winslow Taylor where he laid out his views on principles of scientific management, or industrial era organization and decision theory.
In Scientific Management, the responsibility of the success or failure of an organization is not solely on the shoulder of the workers, as it is in the old management systems. According to Scientific Management, the managers are taking half of the burden by being responsible for securing the proper work conditions for workers' prosperity. [7]
In 1945, Urwick and Brech made their most lasting contribution to management literature with the publication of his three-volume Making of Scientific Management.It was the first treatise to present a clear and focused discussion of the development and applications of management science.
Frederick Winslow Taylor (March 20, 1856 – March 21, 1915) was an American mechanical engineer.He was widely known for his methods to improve industrial efficiency. [1] He was one of the first management consultants. [2]
Schmidt is a character in Principles of Scientific Management by Frederick Winslow Taylor.His true identity was Henry Noll. [1]In Principles, Taylor described how between 1898–1901 at Bethlehem Steel he had motivated Schmidt to increase his workload from carrying 12 tons of pig iron per day to 47 tons. [2]
Taylor chose four men, one of whom was Cooke, to implement his theories of scientific management in the work force. At this time, Cooke and Taylor developed a professional relationship. Taylor's principles influenced Cooke to believe that "the application of scientific management principles to industry would benefit all of society."
Horace Bookwalter Drury (August 21, 1888 - November 8, 1968) was an American economist, lecturer at Ohio State University, and management author, particularly known for his early work on scientific management.
An open-access monograph (open-access book or OA book) is a scholarly publication usually made openly available online with an open license. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] These books are freely accessible to the public, typically via the internet.