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What you\u2019ll learn to do:\u00a0explain the theory of scientific management<\/h2>\r\nJust over one hundred\u00a0years ago Frederick Taylor published Principles of Scientific Management, <\/em>a work that\u00a0forever changed the way the organizations view their workers and their organization. At the time of Taylor's publication, managers believed that workers were lazy and worked slowly and inefficiently in order to protect their jobs. Taylor identified a revolutionary solution:\r\n
The remedy for this inefficiency lies in systematic management, rather than in searching for some unusual or extraordinary man.<\/blockquote>\r\nYou might think that a century-old theory wouldn't have any application in today's fast-paced, technology-driven world. You'd be wrong, though! In fact much of what you've already learned in this course is based on\u00a0Taylor's\u00a0work, and plenty of what you'll experience in the\u00a0workplace will be indebted to\u00a0him, too. If you recognize any of the following, you have already seen his principles of scientific management in action:\u00a0organizational charts, performance evaluations, quality measurements and metrics, and sales and\/or production goals.\r\n

LEARNING ACTIVITIES<\/h3>\r\nThe learning activities for this section include:\r\n