Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 636 Taylor, Frederick Winslow 1856 1915 Taylor, F. W. (Frederick Winslow) The Principles of Scientific Management Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Principles_of_Scientific_Management Produced by Charles E. Nichols "The Principles of Scientific Management" by Frederick Winslow Taylor is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work emphasizes the necessity of optimizing efficiency in industrial operations by reforming the way management and labor interact. The author argues that achieving higher productivity and job satisfaction requires a systematic approach to managing workers, moving away from outdated methods based on the "rule of thumb." At the start of the book, Taylor introduces the pressing need for increased national efficiency, supported by a quote from President Roosevelt. He outlines the prevailing issue of inefficiency in American workplaces, highlighting the detrimental effects of "soldiering" — a term used to describe workers deliberately slowing down their output to avoid exhausting themselves or to protect their job security. Taylor emphasizes the importance of scientific management to eliminate inefficiency by training workers correctly, instituting fair pay based on performance, and improving the relationship between management and employees. He asserts that maximum prosperity can only be achieved when both employers and employees benefit mutually from the work done. Overall, the opening sets the stage for discussing detailed methods to enhance productivity across various industries through a systematic, science-based framework. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 47.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Industrial management Industrial engineering Management T Text Category: Business/Management 247821 2025-07-03T07:39:31.822130 text/html 247642 2025-01-09T23:07:22.847315 text/html 165138 2025-07-03T07:39:37.768091 application/epub+zip 167821 2025-07-03T07:39:34.768120 application/epub+zip 143676 2025-07-03T07:39:33.683132 application/epub+zip 323247 2025-07-03T07:39:40.025623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311255 2025-07-03T07:39:37.104096 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284579 2022-09-03T11:52:07.406466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231091 2025-07-03T07:39:31.553171 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231067 2011-11-04T10:38:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18004 2025-07-03T07:39:40.147560 application/rdf+xml 14848 2025-07-03T07:39:34.172085 image/jpeg 3549 2025-07-03T07:39:33.928106 image/jpeg 77584 2011-11-04T10:39:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 167292 2025-07-03T07:39:31.841117 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia