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This 3-page paper discusses the concept of scientific management principles, and determines whether they can be injected into a knowledge-based business or economy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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century ago, a the dawn of the industrial age, but are useless today? To answer this question, it would be a good
idea to first discuss what, exactly, scientific management principles are and why they were introduced in the first place. The idea of
scientific management principles were introduced in the late 19th century by F.W. Taylor. At the time he began releasing his theories, it needs to be remembered that the typical manager
had little day-to-day contact with employees (Accel-Team, 2008). Rather, the foreman was given responsibility for producing goods, based on requirements of the sales force (Accel-Team, 2008). To manufacture these goods,
employees relied on their own tools and methods, meaning the quality of the end product wasnt exactly consistent (Accel-Team, 2008). During
the late 1800s and into the new century, Taylor began introducing scientific principles into the workplace, from suggesting shovels that would standardize tasks, to "time studies," in other words, breaking
how long it took to do specific tasks into specific times (Accel-Team, 2008). In introducing his scientific method, Taylor listed four
objectives: first, development of a science for each element of a particular work that would replace the old method; second, the scientific selection, training and development of workers, rather than
having them use their own equipment at their own task and training themselves; third, developing a "spirit of hearty cooperation" between workers and management, so that work could be carried
out "in accordance with scientifically devised procedures" and finally, the division of work between employees and management in equal shares, with each group taking on the job for which it
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