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    The Origins of Scientific

    Management
    From the Craft Ethic to the
    Entrepreneurial Ethic
    Craftsman  Company Man

    Beginning of 19th to Middle of the 20th Century


    1880’s
    The Golden Age

    Decentralized Decision Making


    1880’s
    The Golden Age

    Foreman acted as Internal Contractor


    1880’s
    The Golden Age

    Management determined what was produced


    Foreman supervised/structured production process
    Craft workers chose motions and tools to complete
    project
    1880’s
    The Golden Age

    Birth of Trade Unions


    Generalists  Specialists
    Management POSDCORB purview
    Employer retained absolute authority
    1880’s
    The Golden Age

    Increased mechanism  dramatic


    increases in productivity
    Efficiency and speed of machines
    Improved
    Gains not matched by workers
    Frederick Winslow Taylor
    Scientific Management

    Time motion studies


    Scientific Management

    Job analysis
    Scientific Management

    Written prescribed tasks and methods


    Scientific Management

    Individualization of work
    Scientific Management

    Motivation through “high wages”


    Scientific Management

    Management as science
    Scientific Management

    “The one best way”


    Results
    • Startling achievements in production and
    reduced costs
    • Scientific Management swept through US
    and Europe
    • Taylor greeted with strikes and worker
    revolts
    • Workers: “We want our heads left on us!”
    Criticisms
    • Employer centered
    • Loss of meaning for work
    • Alienation of workers to society
    • Reduced opportunity
    • Denied “human community” in workplace
    • Neglected the environment (a closed
    system view)

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