The History of Management Thought

onBabbage ideas . Babbage also developed an early prototype of a mechanical computer , 100 years before modern electronic computer

Frederick Winslow Taylor ( 1856-1915 ) is known as the father of scientific management . He was a witness to the continuing problem that confronted society during the years of rapid industrialization- the shortage of skills to match the work to be done . Bu 1900 , steel production served as the backbone of the industrialization of the US . Rails , bridges and ships had to be built and large steel mills were operated to answer the need . How would

br society develop the skills of workers and make them more productive

In response to this problem , F .W .Taylor published in 1911 , his now-famous book , The Principles of Scientific Management . The book merged Owen 's humanistic reforms with Babbage 's emphasis on science to produce a remarkable management theory . Taylor argued in his work that the objective of management is to secure the maximum prosperity for the employer , coupled with the maximum prosperity for the employee The attainment of this objective , he said , rested on four basic principles

1 . the development of a true science for every job so that the best method for performing each could be determined

2 . the scientific selection of workers to ensure that they have the right abilities for the job

3 . the scientific training and development of workers provide them with proper incentives to make them more productive

4 . Intimate , friendly cooperation between management and labor

Using experiments in time and motion , Taylor set production standards coupled with scientifically established incentives . Taylor believed that workers were economically rational . They would strive to be more efficient and more productive if in turn they would earn more to improve their level of living . Taylor therefore encouraged employers to pay more productive workers with...