Creative heritage of F.W. Taylor and main provisions of Taylorism

1. Creative heritage of F.W. Taylor and main provisions of Taylorism.

The presentation was made by
Stroganova Alina,
Kuznetsova Anastasia,
Egorova Mariam.

2. Table of contents:

1
Management Theories
2
Historical Perspective and Taylorism
3
F.Taylor’s Experiment with Pig Iron
4
Critiques of Taylorism
5
Quiz

3. How did current management theories develop?

Taylor said :
«the best management is a true science, resting upon
clearly defined laws, rules, and principles.»
And
«In the past, the man has been first; in the future the
machine must be first»

4. Historical Perspective

One of the earliest of these
theorists – F.W.Taylor
making people work as hard
as they could
1909 - "The Principles of
Scientific Management“
the idea of "a fair day's pay
for a fair day's work."

5. Taylorism

Taylor developed four principles of scientific
management - are also known simply as
"Taylorism".
Science, not
rule of thumb
Development
of Each and
Every person
Principals
of
scientific
management
Cooperation,
not
individualism
Harmony,
not discord

6. Taylor’s Experiment with Pig Iron

In his research he had outlined what
decreased productivity most of all:
workers’ negligence;
low safety standards at production which
led to numerous injuries;
poor work organization and distribution of
resources;
soldiering

7. Taylor’s Experiment with Pig Iron

Taylor concluded from the experiment with
pig iron:
it’s absolutely necessary that only workers really
capable of performing each specific task were
employed;
rule of thumb had to be substituted with a much
more effective method – material reward;
workers should be allowed enough rest and better
work conditions.

8. Critiques of Taylorism

What is Wrong with
Scientific Management?
Taylor's Scientific Management
Theory promotes the idea that there
is "one right way" to do everything.
Teamwork is another area where
Taylorism is in opposition with
current practice.

9. Quiz

Who developed four main principles of
scientific management?
Answer: Frederick Winslow Taylor
What is the main idea of his payment
system?
Answer: «A fair day’s pay for a fair day’s
work»
What is Scientific Management?
Answer: Scientific management is an
approach to management that analyses the
work and looks for optimum ways to carry
it out.

10. Quiz

What does the “rule of thumb” mean?
Answer:It’s an accurate principle, based on
practice rather than theory
What is the difference between taylorists and
modern methodologies?
Answer:Taylorists break tasks down into
separate steps and focuses on how each
worker can do his task, modern
methodologies prefer to examine the whole
work in order to evaluate efficiency and
maximize productivity.

11. Thank you for your attention