Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 138 Taylor, Frederick Winslow 1856 1915 Taylor, F. W. (Frederick Winslow) Shop Management Reading ease score: 56.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Transcribed by Charles E. Nichols "Shop Management" by Frederick Winslow Taylor is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This influential work delves into the principles of management within manufacturing and industrial establishments, arguing for the systematic application of scientific methods to improve productivity and labor relations. At the start of the book, Taylor introduces his extensive experience with various manufacturing shops, highlighting two critical observations: the inconsistent development of management practices within departments and the apparent lack of correlation between effective shop management and corporate profitability. He discusses the evolution of management, emphasizing a vision that includes high wages paired with low labor costs, while identifying systemic inefficiencies and the pervasive tendency of workers to "soldier," or slow down their pace, in resistance to what they perceive as unfair treatment. Taylor sets the stage for a reform proposal that combines scientific analysis and equitable labor practices to create a more productive and harmonious working environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Factory management Machine shops Workshops TS Text Browsing: Business/Management Browsing: Engineering & Construction 318280 318213 2024-10-03T09:23:05.203503 2023-10-03T08:31:45.526908 text/html text/html 318273 318206 2024-10-03T09:23:05.451500 2023-10-03T08:31:45.684913 text/html text/html 186930 2024-10-03T09:23:12.295417 application/epub+zip 189986 2024-10-03T09:23:08.448458 application/epub+zip 169078 2024-10-03T09:23:07.254456 application/epub+zip 346924 2024-10-03T09:23:15.127415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333575 2024-10-03T09:23:11.550426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305082 2022-09-03T12:00:49.334142 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298712 298696 2024-10-03T09:23:04.870467 2023-10-03T08:31:45.306908 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 293817 2020-12-29T17:41:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 101321 2020-12-29T17:41:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19100 2024-10-03T09:23:15.586405 application/rdf+xml 14980 2024-10-03T09:23:07.798606 image/jpeg 3562 2024-10-03T09:23:07.519470 image/jpeg 186895 2024-10-03T09:23:05.478459 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia