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This 6 page paper discusses the management theories of Peter Drucker and Frederick Taylor, then compares/contrasts the two philosophies. Quotes and examples given from both texts. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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helped to reshape an industry which was lacking in many of the necessary skills which would make them competitive globally. Both men have similar ideas in scientific management theory, but
also diverge in certain key areas. FREDERICK TAYLORS THEORIES Frederick Taylor was a turn of the century business philosopher of sorts. His work, The Principles of Scientific Management introduced
the innovative ideas restructured the usual initiative and incentive outlook of business of that time. Up until this time there had been fairly straightforward concepts where leadership and workers were
concerned. However, it became evident that productivity could be better. Given this, then, a new theory was needed, a theory and a philosophy which combined scientific principles with sociological theories
and took into account certain economic factors. Taylor implemented a system of thought that included four basic principles. He believed that everyones work, from leadership through to the worker
on the assembly line, could have their work broken down into smaller units and analyzed for efficiency. The best way of working could be discovered and applied so as to
boost productivity. This consists of examining the implements needed to carry out the work, and measuring the maximum amount a `first-class worker could do in a day; workers are then
expected to do this much work every day(Taylor, 1998). Secondly, he passionate pushed for qualified workers. In other words, put the right person at the right job and productivity would
follow. The person brought to the job must be trained to do the job exactly as proscribed and be able to follow those directions. Everyone, according to Taylor,
had the ability to be `first-class at some job. It was managements role to find out which job suited each employee and train them until they were first-class(Taylor, 1998). Next,
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