F.W. Taylor : critical evaluations in business and management / edited by John C. Wood and Michael C. Wood.
"This collection focuses on Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915), the initiator of "scientific management." His methods have been associated with both massive increases in productivity and an intensive focus on control.Bringing together key scholarship on Taylor published in journals...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2002.
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| Series: | Critical evaluations in business and management.
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| Summary: | "This collection focuses on Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915), the initiator of "scientific management." His methods have been associated with both massive increases in productivity and an intensive focus on control.Bringing together key scholarship on Taylor published in journals from 1912 through 2000, the papers are grouped thematically. Contents include: * Taylor, a Potted History * Taylor's Influence * Scientific Management and Management * Scientific Management and Industry * Scientific Management and Business Operations * Scientific Management and Education; and more."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 4 volumes ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0415248248 9780415248242 0415248213 9780415248211 0415248221 9780415248228 041524823X 9780415248235 0415276667 9780415276665 |