5.0 out of 5 stars Great book

m. · 19 July 2021

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5.0 out of 5 stars A 'must-read' for every business student and manager

J.F. · 31 January 2014

This is a classic book which launched new practises in human resource management. Like many other tools, the principles outlined in the book can be used productively or unproductively. The lessons and the tools are there; how they are used depends on the maturity and ethics of the manager.

4.0 out of 5 stars Chinese whispers

D. · 19 January 2013

This book was bought as additional reading for Ergonomic studies.Simply so much is written quoted and discussed about Taylor that his message is lost amongst the volume of associated comment. This book is worth buying just to read his original principles in his prose. The message is his, but after reading you can better decide on your own interpretation of his work and marry it to the considerable comment already available.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book

M.S. · 16 November 2018

Been reading it and it had a lot of information compressed in this little book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Vital for any potential manager

j.k. · 8 May 2014

Although this book is a bit hsrd to read, it is well worth as an introduction Time and otion Study or what becamr known as Work Study.

3.0 out of 5 stars Reference work now available on Kindle

B.f.F. · 9 July 2012

If you are buying this you know what to expect. No less dry than when it was written but still a referred work. Readable on Kindle but will remain with you only as a reference work.

5.0 out of 5 stars Does what it says on the tin

R.2. · 14 February 2013

Basic reading for anyone setting out on a management course - although the ideads are older, they formed a great foundation for what we do now

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Read

M.S. · 30 September 2010

It is a great book. It is much better than reading information about his theories from journals. A lot of the journals written on him are biased, a lot of them mainly just don't take into account the time that the book was written.It is definitely a must have book for academics, although some of his ideas are a little bit dated.

Intéressant

C. · 20 July 2019

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Brief and Good

P. · 30 December 2006

You can read this book quickly and the ideas in it will show you something about human development and changes in our modern age. After I read this book I read many more books on time and labor.

Hunting for productivity improvements

J.G. · 10 February 2011

"The most important object of both the workman and the management should be the training and development of each individual in the establishment, so that he can do (at his fastest pace and with the maximum of efficiency) the highest class of work for which his natural abilities fit him," according to Frederick Taylor in this book. The book, first published almost 100 years ago, was a leading source of management theory in the first half of last century.Those who have taken a class on management theory may have come away with the impression that Taylor's Scientific Management was superseded by McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y, with Theory X representing the superseded command-and-control Taylorism and Theory Y representing a more enlightened participative form of management. This caricature is far from the truth, although Taylor does display some amusing attitudes:"The workman who is best suited to handline pig iron is unable to understand the real science of doing this class of work. He is so stupid that the word `percentage' has no meaning to him, and he must consequently be trained by a man more intelligent than himself into the habit of working in accordance with the laws of this science before he can be successful."Although he called his principles "scientific management", Taylor does not seem to have been much of a scientist himself, relying on others to derive simple equations from his time-and-motion measurements. However, he did clearly identify a problem which continues to plague most workplaces today: most workers, either deliberately or inadvertently, work in a manner which is far below their productive potential; consequently, most businesses could be more successful, most employees could be paid more, and most countries could be wealthier, if only workers acted more efficiently.The book was clearly written in a different time and culture, and the manual-labour-type examples that Taylor uses are less relevant now that most such jobs have been mechanised or exported. However, the challenge for management still remains: the hunt for productivity improvements which bring benefits for everybody and result in greater co-operation and improved relations between the labour force and management.

Awesome

P. · 17 October 2019

Super book..A small paper with very powerful ideas..must read for all people associated with production management

enlightened book

T.B. · 4 October 2024

Many Ideas of the book are still not in place, which leads to a lot of waste and non-value adding activities. A read for everyone who is interested in organisational development as well as making employers and employees life prosperous.