Frederick W. Taylor was a central figure in the development of management thought. Taylor is considered the most influential contributor by management and business historians. His work was more reform than scientific. He willingly used others ideas that worked, like Gantt’s task and bonus incentive plan and the Hayes-Basley accounting system. | THE EVOLUTION OF MANAGEMENT THOUGHT, 6TH EDITION Electronic Resource by: Regina Greenwood and Julia Teahen The Scientific Management Era Part Two The Advent of Scientific Management Chapter Seven Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915) Taylor’s Early Years Frederick Taylor was born in Germantown, PA in 1856 Father – Prosperous Lawyer Mother – Puritan roots to Colonial times Taylor on far right, pictured with mother, father, grandfather, younger sister Mary and older brother Edward. Taylor’s Early Years Taylor, on the left, with brother Edward & sister Mary. Frederick Taylor Taylor’s Early Years Advantage of fine prep school – Philips Exeter Academy, NH Travels to Europe Membership in an exclusive social club Did not go to Harvard due to failing eyesight Began as a factory apprentice pattern maker His early experiences as a worker shaped his views of management. Taylor at Midvale Steel Started as a laborer in 1878 and worked his way into management. As a worker, then a first line supervisor, he observed numerous industrial practices that led him to his life’s work. Frederick W. Taylor from his Midvale days, circa 1886 Courtesy Frederick Winslow Taylor Collection, Samuel C. Williams Library, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken NJ Taylor at Midvale Steel Taylor took a home study course to get his college degree in mechanical engineering in 1883 from Stevens Institute of Technology at Hoboken, New Jersey. Taylor’s “report card” from Phillips Exeter Academy Natural Soldiering Natural soldiering – “the natural instinct and tendency of men to take it easy.” Taylor blamed management for not designing jobs properly and not offering proper incentives. Taylor initially thought that a supervisor may be able to inspire or force workers to stop natural soldiering. Systematic Soldiering Systematic soldiering resulted from group pressure on individuals to conform to output norms set by the work group. Taylor attributed this to a “lump of | THE EVOLUTION OF MANAGEMENT THOUGHT, 6TH EDITION Electronic Resource by: Regina Greenwood and Julia Teahen The Scientific Management Era Part Two The Advent of Scientific Management Chapter Seven Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915) Taylor’s Early Years Frederick Taylor was born in Germantown, PA in 1856 Father – Prosperous Lawyer Mother – Puritan roots to Colonial times Taylor on far right, pictured with mother, father, grandfather, younger sister Mary and older brother Edward. Taylor’s Early Years Taylor, on the left, with brother Edward & sister Mary. Frederick Taylor Taylor’s Early Years Advantage of fine prep school – Philips Exeter Academy, NH Travels to Europe Membership in an exclusive social club Did not go to Harvard due to failing eyesight Began as a factory apprentice pattern maker His early experiences as a worker shaped his views of management. Taylor at Midvale Steel Started as a laborer in 1878 and worked his way into management. As a .
