Scientific Management Flashcards
Who is the proponent of Scientific Management?
Frederick Taylor
It is also called as taylorism
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What are the four Principles of Scientific Management?
Management gathers data from workers
workers are selected carefully or “scientifically” and then trained so that they become more efficient than ever before
scientific selection, data collection, and training are combined to enhance efficiency
work itself is redistributed
conduct studies that gather data indicating what the fastest and most efficient
method is, then implement that method is the tactic of _______
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According to this theory, the organization is a pragmatic (practical rather than theoretical) machine whose focus is simply to run more effectively
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______had its premise the notion that there is one best way to get the job done
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this theory conducted time and motion studies and analyzed temperature and illumination and other conditions of work, all the while looking at the effects of these conditions on productivity and efficiency
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Summary of 4 Principles of Scientific Management
Workers are selected to gather data for a scientific study. Afterwards, they will be trained and managers will share the labor of the Subordinates.
According to Scientific Management _______improve economic efficiency, especially labor.
Separation of Planning and Execution
Why designer and worker should separate?
Because those who design the work occupy a higher status than those who perform it—they had experiences and education about designing and mental ability yung kailangan to create a design
implies that an organization should consist of similar groups of employees, all performing highly specialized tasks—
Work should be broken down into the smallest and simplest components possible
