NATS 1775 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Harry Braverman, Industrial Revolution, Stopwatch
19 Jun 2016
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Both these debates analyzed from orthodox and revisionist perspective: frederick taylor and scientific management. Fredrick taylor first published his book principles of scientific management in 1911 book synthesized work he began in 1860s. Was there anything actually scientific about taylor"s ideas not really. Workers engage in soldiering: work slowly to keep piece rates high and protect jobs. Taylor"s book principles of scientific management based on 4 ideas: substitution of science for individual judgment, scientific selection of workmen, greater cooperation between management and workers, work should be governed by scientific laws. Scientific management based on four major principles and taylor believed that implementing each principle would create a more efficient workplace. For instance, consider the idea of a) substituting science for individual judgment and d) work being governed by scientific laws. Taylor believed that traditional working knowledge gave laborers an unfair advantage over management and that workers could essentially do run the machines however they wanted to.
