Term
scientific management
The system of organizing work that Taylor proposed: the work is split into operations, their time is measured, the best way is found, workers are taught it and paid for the task completed. This is what it was called at the start of the twentieth century.
The Psychology of Management, Lillian Gilbreth
Explained in
- The Psychology of Management, Lillian Gilbreth
- Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World, Stanley McChrystal
Taylor's approach to organizing work: the job is broken down into simple operations, each one is measured, and the fastest way to do it is sought.