Short Essay on Scientific Management
The first systematic theory of organisation was formulated in the early years of the present century under the driving force of Frederick W. Taylor (1856-1915). An engineer by profession, he is regarded as the father of the scientific management. Image Source: i.ytimg.comTaylor was stimulated in his early thinking by a number of predecessors, particularly the American industrialist and engineer Henery R. Towne. ADVERTISEMENTS: Around the turn of nineteenth century, when the industrial revolution had reached a stage of maturity, the working conditions in the factories were chaotic. The work procedures were neither standardized nor well planned.Choice of methods of work was mainly left to the workers resulting in considerable adhoc planning and inefficiency It was mainly to fulfill this need and find ways to raise industrial productivity that Taylor came…