PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT — OCM STD 12 Commerce — Question

Definition:

• F. W. Taylor defined scientific management as “Knowing exactly what you want your man to do, and then see to it that they do it in the best and the cheapest „way.”
• Scientific Management is a mental revolution favouring employees of a factory. It focuses on tasks and duties of the employees, their colleagues and owners.
• Frederick Taylor himself was an engineer and so he knew the problems faced by the workers.
• He found that until the workers are given wage rate that keeps them motivated, they will not work efficiently.
• He believed that principles of scientific management will have to be put in practice in order to increase the productivity of workers with lower production costs.

He suggested to adopt scientific approach of management so that the managers do not decrease the wages and the workers remain loyal and productive towards the work.

He challenged the traditional approach and presented scientific management as a revolutionary thought. For this he stated that the following matters should be considered.

• Each worker should be assigned work as per his mental and physical ability.
• Each worker should be instructed to perform maximum work as per category.
• A worker working efficiently and rapidly should be paid 30% to 100% more wages.