Relevance of Taylor's Scientific Management Today?

      
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		            		Jessica, UK
			            
Relevance of Taylor's Scientific Management Today?

	          		How relevant are Taylorism and the scientific management approach in today's business world?
				      
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						            	iryna pahur
Manager, Denmark
												
				                Relevance for Today

													Look for McDonalds and Siemens, advertizing companies.
				                
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						            	keesin, Thailand
												
				                Learning by Doing
Taylorism still works for the SME's in their developing stage. Scientific management for poor and new born organizations.
				                
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						            	Amankwa Prince
Student (University), Ghana
												
				                Scientific Management Contribution and Limitations

													Contributions:

+ Contribution to efficient production methods, 

+ Leading to a major global increase of standard of living.

Limitations are:
 
- Taylorism can easily be abused to exploit human beings.

- Conflicts with labour unions

- Mechanistic. Treating people as machines.
				                
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						            	Jagdish B Acharya
Consultant, India
												
				                Measurement is Essential for Control

													Taylor was a very practical person. His emphasis on measurement rather than just experience is still valid and applicable in all fields.

There can be no control without measurement. The way to control is where it got misused but control per se is not a bad word.
				                
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						            	Kwok
Student (Other), Hong Kong
												
				                Time Studies in Scientific Management

													I recall that Taylor used time studies for the first time (a time study is an intense and continuous... Sign up
				              
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						            	Jonathan Dodoo
Student (Other)
												
				                Relevance of Scientific Management Today

													Taylor view is still relevant in the 21st century where and when people occupy a position just by th... Sign up
				              
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						            	blake
Student (University), United Kingdom
												
				                Taylorism in a Automated World

													Taylorism might not have much use in a flat management highly educated workplace, but in a automated... Sign up
				              
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						            	MUGURA WELLINGTON
Accountant, Zimbabwe
												
				                Taylorism in Today’s Business World

													I think Taylorism is limited in its application in today’s business world to manufacturing industrie... Sign up
				              
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						            	Mrs. Sayran Ghafuri
Coach, Iraq
												
				                Scientific Management is Still Applied Today

													Yes, the contributions of the pioneers of scientific management are used to this day by others, for ... Sign up
				              
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