Critcal Thinking on Frederick Winslow Taylor's "Scientific Management".

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Comment : Well researched, structured, good attempt. Frederick W. Taylor Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915) is from well-settled family in Philadelphia. He graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology in New York. After finishing his studies he joined Midvale Steel Company as a shop clerk and quickly got promoted to chief engineer of the company. At Midvale Steel Company, he introduced piecework in the factory with the objective of finding the most efficient way of performing tasks. Around …

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