Scientific Management in France and China
Scientific management
How was Taylorism received outside the USA? Contrast the reception of Taylorism in two different countries, one Western, one Asian, in your answer.
Introduction
Frederick W. Taylor with a group of followers who rallied alongside with him examines management in the late ninetieth and early twentieth century. Scientific management then came along from Taylor’s studies of time management and productivity in an organization. It had made its first appearance in the USA which aims to improve workers wage, status and productivity (Wren and Bedeian 2009). However it faced acute rejections from the people. Despite of such skeptics, the group pressed on to spread the “gospel of such efficiency” worldwide, while others debating over the applicability of such efficiency. Nevertheless, Taylorism was widely used in many different countries up to today (Mullins 2007). In this essay, i will touch on how Taylorism was brought into France and China, and the acceptance of Taylorism in these countries, reflecting on the impacts it creates economically and socially.
France
In the early years of twentieth century, many prominent French were on close relationships with Taylor (Walter-busch 2006). A portion of them were businessmen, scientists, sociologists and politicians. And amongst were Albert Thomas, France Minister for Munitions and a core committee member in the establishment of International Management Institute(IMI), and Henri Le Chateier, a scientist on industrial production. These two main men contributed much to the dissemination of Taylorism across the borders into France (Wren and Bedeian 2009). Since their realization of such effective management style from Taylor, they introduced it to various business people in France whom sees the applicability of Taylorism to their companies. To name a few; Louis Ranault, Andre Michelin and Edouard, and these people eventually became the pioneer users of scientific management in France. By 1910 these
How was Taylorism received outside the USA? Contrast the reception of Taylorism in two different countries, one Western, one Asian, in your answer.
Introduction
Frederick W. Taylor with a group of followers who rallied alongside with him examines management in the late ninetieth and early twentieth century. Scientific management then came along from Taylor’s studies of time management and productivity in an organization. It had made its first appearance in the USA which aims to improve workers wage, status and productivity (Wren and Bedeian 2009). However it faced acute rejections from the people. Despite of such skeptics, the group pressed on to spread the “gospel of such efficiency” worldwide, while others debating over the applicability of such efficiency. Nevertheless, Taylorism was widely used in many different countries up to today (Mullins 2007). In this essay, i will touch on how Taylorism was brought into France and China, and the acceptance of Taylorism in these countries, reflecting on the impacts it creates economically and socially.
France
In the early years of twentieth century, many prominent French were on close relationships with Taylor (Walter-busch 2006). A portion of them were businessmen, scientists, sociologists and politicians. And amongst were Albert Thomas, France Minister for Munitions and a core committee member in the establishment of International Management Institute(IMI), and Henri Le Chateier, a scientist on industrial production. These two main men contributed much to the dissemination of Taylorism across the borders into France (Wren and Bedeian 2009). Since their realization of such effective management style from Taylor, they introduced it to various business people in France whom sees the applicability of Taylorism to their companies. To name a few; Louis Ranault, Andre Michelin and Edouard, and these people eventually became the pioneer users of scientific management in France. By 1910 these