Harpreet is desirous of setting up a small factory to manufacture different kinds of ecofriendly packaging materials. He proposes to adopt a logical approach to his business rather than hit and trial method as he knows that this can result in tremendous saving of human energy as well as wastage of time and materials. He plans to adopt paternalistic style of management in practice in order to avoid any kind of class-conflict that may emerge between him and the workers. Moreover, he plans to seek the opinion of his workers before taking any important decisions and also offers incentives to them for providing valuable suggestions for the business.
In context of the above case: Identify and explain the various principle of scientific management that Harpreet plans to apply in his business.

Explanation

The principles of scientific management applied in this case are :
(i) Science, not rule of thumb
(ii) Harmony, not discord