Modern Business and Industrial Management - Taylor's Shop Management and Scientific Management Enriched by Many More Theories

Evolution of Modern Management through Taylorism: An Adjustment of Scientific Management Comprising Behavioral Science

December 2015 Procedia Computer Science 62:578-584

62:578-584

DOI:10.1016/j.procs.2015.08.537

From traditional approach to scientific approach and then Scientific Management to Modern phase; methodology, principles and approaches have reached its current stage. Taylor, the originator of scientific management brought a revolution in the twentieth century by introducing scientific aspects of formulating patterns and disciplines within project management. Scientific management emphasizes on profit maximization by utilizing the workers through planned work, training, monetary incentives under managers. It has been criticized for lack of sufficient focus behavioral aspects and an attempt to study  them  emerged and social factors have been included to address the challenges which Taylor’s theory lacked.  This paper through an extensive literature review showed that, the advancement of technology and globalization stimulated the modern management approach to adjust and complement the scientific management by supplementing the human factor and their contributions within an organization rather than substituting the traditional approach. Therefore together with well planned productive activities and completion of defined tasks, a successful modern day project management model highly values employee contribution and feedbacks at all level.

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