Principles of Scientific Management

Question

What are the Principles of Scientific Management?

Answer 1

Principles of scientific management was given by Taylor which were as follows:-

(1) Science and not the rule of thumb : which implies developing one standard method through work study unifying the best practices globally which would result in optimum resource utilization.

(2) Harmony, Not discord : which implies that there should be mental revolution on part of managers, workers and owners to respect each other role and eliminate any class conflict to realize organizational objectives.

(3) Cooperation not individualism: It is an extension of the Principle of Harmony, Not discord whereby constructive suggestions of workers should be adopted and they should not go on strike as both management and workers share responsibility and perform together. In fact there should be complete cooperation between the labour and the management instead of individualism.

(4) Development of each & every Person to his/her greatest Efficiency & Prosperity: Which has development of competencies of all persons of an organization after their scientific selection and assigning work suited to their temperament and abilities.