Scientific Management

Estimated time: 5 minutes

CISCE: Class 12

Key Points: Scientific Management

Planning and Scientific Management improve industrial efficiency, production rate, and workers’ well-being.
F.W. Taylor introduced Scientific Management to balance high wages for workers and low labour cost with high production for employers.
Taylor’s four principles (4Bs) are: one best method of work, one best worker, one best incentive plan, and one best employment method.
Scientific selection, proper training, time and motion study, and wage incentives increase productivity.
Experiments (e.g., Bethlehem Steel, ball bearing inspectors) showed higher output, better accuracy, increased wages, and reduced working hours.
Though criticised for overemphasis on efficiency, Scientific Management greatly influenced industrial psychology and modern management practices.