4.“We are still living in the age of Taylorism”. Discuss. •
Many current business practices adapted from Taylor’s principle. For example,
Business engineering, core process engineering→activity value analysis, time compression management and so on Lean production→Standardized work procedures Benchmarking→Standardized procedures, dependable and best available practice. • • • • •
Sports- motion and time study of players and athletes Direct control as the ideology of modern management Foundation of all manufacturing processes. (Job fragmentation, simple and repetitive tasks) Applied in service sector as well. (E.g. Call center) Sweatshops (Nike)