The uses of Frederick Winslow Taylor: how management theorists have interpreted scientific management over the years and why

Hindy Lauer Schachter

doi:10.4337/9781788118491.00009

The uses of Frederick Winslow Taylor: how management theorists have interpreted scientific management over the years and why

Hindy Lauer Schachter

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This chapter examines how management textbooks used in American universities have portrayed Frederick Winslow Taylor’s scientific management at different points in the twentieth century. The aim is to show major shifts in the way academic management theorists have interpreted scientific management during this period and to suggest some reasons behind the changes.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Handbook of Research on Management and Organizational History
Publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Pages	39-55
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9781788118491
ISBN (Print)	9781788118484
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788118491.00009
State	Published - Jan 1 2020

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General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
General Business, Management and Accounting

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