Scientific management facts for kids
Scientific management is a way of organizing work that was thought up by Frederick Winslow Taylor. He lived from 1856 to 1915. Because of him, this method is sometimes called Taylorism.
Taylor believed that using scientific methods could make companies work much better. He thought this would help solve problems at work. He also believed it would make everyone more successful.
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How Scientific Management Works
Taylor's ideas for managing work had a few main parts:
- Planning vs. Doing: Managers would plan exactly how work should be done. Workers would then just follow those plans.
- Time Studies: Taylor used a stopwatch to time how long each small step of a job took. This helped set exact times for tasks.
- Pay for Productivity: Workers who produced more items were paid more money. This was meant to encourage them to work faster.
- Daily Tasks: Each worker was given a very specific amount of work to do each day.
Where It Was Used and Its Problems
Scientific management was mostly used in factories. There, workers operated machines to make products.
However, people later saw some big problems with this approach. The main issue was that workers were often treated like machines. They were not seen as human beings. This method took the idea of dividing work into tiny steps to an extreme.
Images for kids
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A machinist at the Tabor Company, where Taylor's ideas were used, around 1905
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East German machine tool builders in 1953. They are discussing how each task should be done.
See also
In Spanish: Taylorismo para niños
