Autobiography Of Scientific Management

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Ninoyan, Abram
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February 12, 2014

Autobiography
Scientific Management has always been in my eyes, viewed as a series of steps in the working world for a manager to find a solution to a problem. As time has progressed, I have come to the realization that management, is not only practiced in the workplace, but can be applied to all facets and aspects of my lifestyle. This has shed some light on the uncertainties, inconsistencies, confusions, and questions that arise through a formal step-by-step procedure by which I had initially believed my pertinent field of study involved.
Winslow Taylor designed this step-by-step procedure in the 1880's with the purpose of applying scientific methods to the management of a work organization. One key methodology that still remains to be executed in an organization is the division between workers and managers, in order to better efficiency and specialization. This idea, with personal experience and practice has led me to believe that the relevancy in our modern day service economy is unapt. I now...

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