Ethics Management Scientific Management System 
Harvard Business Review
MAY 26, 2016
Traditional mass manufacturing is based on principles of “Scientific Management” that date back to the 19th century. Managers hold virtually all decision-making authority. Here’s a simplified description of the difference between the two approaches. Workers specialize in simple, highly routinized operations.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 16, 2012
Harvard Business Review editors go to work every day on articles they hope will make their mark on the history of management thinking. Coincidentally, the site where they go to work is itself of historical importance to management — because of a fight that is still alive today. It was the first worker rebellion against Taylorism.
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