Contributions of F.W.

Fayol
By: Titty Benjamin

Frederick Winslow Taylor (March 20, 1856 March 21, 1915)

Frederick Winslow Taylor

Father of scientific management Defined management as the art of knowing exactly what you want men to do and seeing that they do it in the best and cheapest way Famous book- Principles of scientific management 1911

Principles of Taylor
Replace rule of thumb Scientific selection, training and development. Equal division of responsibility. Division of Planning and doing. Close co-operation between mgmt and labor.

Techniques developed by Taylor

Functional foremanship (specialization) Differential piece rate plan Work scheduling Time study Motion study

Criticism of Taylor
Devoid of human touch. Narrow in scope. Extensive use of specialization