The Principles of Scientific ManagementToday, the science of management is big business, with leading gurus and consultants raking in billions of dollars each year. It's hard to believe that little more than a century ago, the concept of management as a separate discipline didn't even exist. Mechanical engineer Frederick Winslow Taylor almost single-handedly pioneered the field with the publication of this classic text. Managers or those in technical or industrial fields will find this to be fascinating reading. |
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Gebruikersrecensie - justindtapp - LibraryThingSince I've been reading seminal works this year, I decided to read this 1911 classic when it was posted on Project Gutenberg a while back. Taylor is credited as the father of scientific management as ... Volledige review lezen
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Gebruikersrecensie - jaygheiser - LibraryThingSeems quite anachronistic today. Taylor was not exactly politically correct. Still, his influence on today's TQ movement is unmistakeable. Volledige review lezen
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