The Principles of Scientific Management

What it's about

The book that invented management as a discipline: Taylor's case for studying work, measuring it and redesigning it, from shovelling pig iron to cutting metal. Short, and still behind how factories and offices run.

Who it's for

- Managers and operations people - Readers of business and labour history - Anyone who wants to know where productivity thinking started

What’s inside

1. 1

   Part 1

   11 min
2. 2

   Part 2

   11 min
3. 3

   Part 3

   11 min
4. 4

   Part 4

   11 min
5. 5

   Part 5

   11 min
6. 6

   Part 6

   12 min
7. 7

   Part 7

   11 min
8. 8

   Part 8

   11 min
9. 9

   Part 9

   11 min
10. 10

    Part 10

    11 min
11. 11

    Part 11

    11 min
12. 12

    Part 12

    10 min
13. 13

    Part 13

    11 min
14. 14

    Part 14

    11 min
15. 15

    Part 15

    9 min

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