Principles of Scientific Management: Taylor's Approach
Frederick Winslow Taylor, the pioneer of Scientific Management, introduced key principles to enhance industrial efficiency. Explore his background, core principles, and the significance of finding optimal ways to perform organizational tasks.
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POLI 213 INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Lecturer: Dr. Emmanuel Debrah, Contact Information: edebrah@ug.edu.gh College of Education School of Continuing and Distance Education 2014/2015 2016/2017
Principles of Administration (Part 1) Session 3 College of Education School of Continuing and Distance Education 2014/2015 2016/2017 Slide 2
Session Overview The session examines principles of administration advocated by some scholars. The principles are the guidelines, which the administrator follows in performing his/her work. I will begin with Taylor s scientific management and then Henri Fayol s principles of management. I will discuss the importance of their principles, and point out their weaknesses. Slide 3
Session Outline The key topics to be covered in the session are as follows: Topic One: Scientific Management Topic Two: Management Principles Slide 4
SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT Topic One College of Education School of Continuing and Distance Education 2014/2015 2016/2017
Background of Scientific Management Frederick Winslow Taylor is regarded as the father of the Scientific Management Movement he was the first to develop some principles of management and applied them in industrial organizations in the USA. Taylor was worried about the traditional method used in managing factory work. Slide 6
Background of Scientific Management These were based on the following: The rule of thumb Absence of clear concepts of worker-management responsibilities. Lack of interest on the part of managers to improve workers efficiency. Slide 7
The meaning of Scientific Management finding the one best way for doing an organizational task . It aims at securing maximum output by improving organizational efficiency. Slide 8
Core Principles of Scientific Management Science of work/the one best way for doing a job Scientific selection and progressive development of the worker. Division of work and responsibility between workers and management. Functional management leads to specialization of tasks. Team work and cooperation between management and workers. Motivation of workers by management . Slide 9
Impact of Taylorism on Public Administration It became the dominant management principles world-wide. It contributed to the widespread acceptance of efficiency as a primary goal or purpose of management. It influenced position classifications and job design. It emphasized the idea of team work, knowledge and harmony in organizations. Slide 10
Criticisms of Scientific Management it is criticized for developing a narrow view of how management can maximize output. It is too mechanical, i.e., assumed that workers in organizations could be treated like machines. It insisted that managers personal judgment and discretions should give way to scientific methods. Slide 11
SAMPLE QUESTIONS Explain the difference between rule of thumb and one best way of doing a job (scientific management) Identify two reasons for and against Taylorism ... Slide 12
MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES Topic two College of Education School of Continuing and Distance Education 2014/2015 2016/2017
Nature of Managerial Activities Henri Fayol is regarded as the founder of the Management Process School. Fayol identified the activities that concerned most organizations and grouped them into six areas: First, technical side of organization: this covers production, manufacturing and adaptation; Second, commercial activities which include buying, selling and exchanges; Third, financial activities of organizations. Slide 14
Nature of Managerial Activities Fourth, security activities deal with protection of property and persons; Fifth, accounting activities are the stocktaking, balance sheet, costs and statistics; and Sixth, managerial activities which comprise planning, organization, command, coordination and control. Slide 15
Nature of Managerial Activities Five functional elements of an organization Planning the act of forecasting to determine what is likely to happen in the future. Organizing Structuring human resources into jobs and departments Commanding setting the human resources into activity in order to meet objectives Coordinating unifying and harmonizing activities Controlling ensuring that things follow procedures Slide 16
Fayols Fourteen Principles of Management Division of Work - the work of managers and workers (non-managerial task) must be distinguished from each other. Authority and Responsibility - managers have the right to give commands which must be obeyed Discipline - employees must obey the orders of management. Unity of Command employee should receive orders from only one superior at a time so as to prevent conflict. Slide 17
Fayol fourteen principles Unity of Direction those who are engaging in group activities must have the same objective to accomplish. Subordination of individual interest to the general interest the overall interest of the organization must be regarded as supreme and override the self interests of workers. Fair Remuneration for effort managers must reward workers efforts as a means of increasing productivity . Slide 18
Fayols Fourteen Principles of Management Centralization and Decentralization Scalar Chain superior-subordinate relationship Order fostering social and material order. Equity every worker deserves to be treated fairly. Stability of Tenure employees job security. Initiative employees should be encouraged to put forward new ideas. Esprit de Corps sense of purpose and cooperation among employees. Slide 19
Strength of Fayols Principles First, scalar chain is critical for the effective functioning of organizations. It actually forms the basis of contemporary preparation of organizational structure and planning. Second, his five key elements of industrial management remains the foundational stones on which all later gurus of management built their ideas. Slide 20
Weakness of Fayols Principles He paid too much attention to the functional side of organizations and neglected the structural dimension. some of his principles of management and their meanings tend to overlap. Slide 21
SAMPLE QUESTIONS To what extend are Henri Fayol s principles of management applicable to the civil service in Ghana? Slide 22
reference Paulinaidu, S. (2004). Public Administration, Galgotia Publications: New Delhi Slide 23
