Frederick Taylor's "The principles of Scientific Management" discusses the steps to achieve "national efficiency", which is when all employees and machines work to their fullest potential to achieve maximum prosperity for both the employer and the employee. Taylor argues that the present day workforce is in no way efficient, but is the main cause of our economic turmoil. We must remember that Taylor wrote in a time when factories were creating problems for management who …
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