Taylorism

Taylorism
—Taylorite /tay"leuh ruyt'/, n.
/tay"leuh riz'euhm/, n.
a modified form of Calvinism that maintains that every person has a free will, and that makes a distinction between depravity, as the tendency to commit sins, and sin, as a voluntary choice of evil actions. Also called New Haven theology.
[after Nathaniel William Taylor (1786-1858), U.S. theologian; see -ISM]
/tay"leuh riz'euhm/, n.
the application of scientific methods to the problem of obtaining maximum efficiency in industrial work or the like.
[1925-30; after Frederick W. TAYLOR; see -ISM]

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System of scientific management advocated by Fred W. Taylor.

In Taylor's view, the task of factory management was to determine the best way for the worker to do the job, to provide the proper tools and training, and to provide incentives for good performance. He broke each job down into its individual motions, analyzed these to determine which were essential, and timed the workers with a stopwatch. With unnecessary motion eliminated, the worker, following a machinelike routine, became far more productive. See also production management, time-and-motion study.

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