Scientific Management in Action

Scientific Management in Action
Author: Hugh G.J. Aitken
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2014-07-14
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1400857899

The book is a balanced analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of Taylorism, including the naiveté that led its proponents to ignore the emotional side of the complex roles and patterns that govern the world of work. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Taylorism Transformed

Taylorism Transformed
Author: Stephen P. Waring
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2016-08-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1469619644

This intellectual history interprets recent American business management ideas as political theory, describing their underlying assumptions about power and value. According to Stephen Waring, most business management theory descends from either Frederick Taylor's 'bureaucratic' theory of scientific management or Elton Mayo's 'corporatist' idea of human relations. Waring discusses the subsequent evolution of several management theories and techniques, including organization theory, computer simulation, management by objectives, sensitivity training, job enrichment, and innovations usually attributed to the Japanese, such as quality control circles.

Frederick W. Taylor and the Rise of Scientific Management

Frederick W. Taylor and the Rise of Scientific Management
Author: Daniel Nelson
Publisher: Madison : University of Wisconsin Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1980
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

The author discusses the influence of Taylor in transforming the philosophy of American industry from the "factory system" to "scientific management." Nelson believes that though Taylor is best remembered for techniques such as time study, he was a reformer whose ideas were more readily adopted after his death, following World War I.

Office Management

Office Management
Author: R S N Pillai
Publisher: S. Chand Publishing
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2010-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 8121922526

Modern Office * Office Management * Office Organisation * Office Accomodation And Layout * Office Environment * Furniture * Correspondence And Mail * Record Administration * Office Stationary And Forms * Office Appliances * Office Communication * Personnel Management * Office Services * Office Supervision * Collection Of Data * Presentation Of Data * Work Measurement And Standards * Office Reports And Precis Writing * Office Cost Reduction And Cost Savings * Modern Technology * Common Abbreviations

Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science

Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science
Author: Saul I. Gass
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 774
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1461304598

Operations Research: 1934-1941," 35, 1, 143-152; "British The goal of the Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Operational Research in World War II," 35, 3, 453-470; Management Science is to provide to decision makers and "U. S. Operations Research in World War II," 35, 6, 910-925; problem solvers in business, industry, government and and the 1984 article by Harold Lardner that appeared in academia a comprehensive overview of the wide range of Operations Research: "The Origin of Operational Research," ideas, methodologies, and synergistic forces that combine to 32, 2, 465-475. form the preeminent decision-aiding fields of operations re search and management science (OR/MS). To this end, we The Encyclopedia contains no entries that define the fields enlisted a distinguished international group of academics of operations research and management science. OR and MS and practitioners to contribute articles on subjects for are often equated to one another. If one defines them by the which they are renowned. methodologies they employ, the equation would probably The editors, working with the Encyclopedia's Editorial stand inspection. If one defines them by their historical Advisory Board, surveyed and divided OR/MS into specific developments and the classes of problems they encompass, topics that collectively encompass the foundations, applica the equation becomes fuzzy. The formalism OR grew out of tions, and emerging elements of this ever-changing field. We the operational problems of the British and U. s. military also wanted to establish the close associations that OR/MS efforts in World War II.