Factory system of production implies that managers serve as a link between the owners and the workers. Since as managers they had the manadate to 'get work done' from the workers, these always exist the possibility of a kind of class-conflick, the managers versus workers. Taylor recognised that this conflict helped none, the workers, the managers or the factory owners. Both should realise that each one is important. In such a situation even trade unions will not think of going on strike, etc. According to Taylor, Scientific management has for foundation the firm conviction that the true interests of the two are one and the same, that prosperity of the business cannot exist for a long time unless it is such a situation. In Japanese companies, paternalistic style of management is in practice. There is complete openness between the management and workers. If at all workers go to strike they wear a black badge but work more than principle of scientific management highlighted in the above paragraph. (b) To achieve a state like that of japanese work culture, Taylor called for called an important concept. Identify and explain that concept.
Principles Of Scientific Management
Explain the Principle of Scientific management given by Taylor.
Name and explain with a suitable example the technique of Scientific Management given by Taylor to differentiate between the efficient and the inefficient workers.
Name and explain with a suitable example the technique of Scientific Management given by Taylor, with the objective of determining the number of workers to be employed for a task.