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Taylorism

Taylorism

1 7.9
A way of organizing work that studies tasks and sets exact times to make factories more productive
  • noun
  • /ˈteɪlərɪzəm/
  • Specialized
: taylorismo
  • While Taylorism focuses on the technical aspects of a job, STS takes into account both social relationships and work structure, considering them to be interrelated (Pearce & Ravlin, 1987; Trist & Bamforth, 1951).

And these the United States were churning away, building Fort Orden wheels in Detroit and reading about Taylorism and so on.

Examples

  • Gastev edited several major industrial journals, held various government positions, and was one of the leading Soviet popularizers of Taylorism.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Any time you "adopt a methodology," you are practicing more Taylorism.

    Blog text (30)

  • In what ways did Hoover's actions during the Depression reflect his belief in "Taylorism?"

    Blog text (12)

  • Since the attributes of a high-performance organization form an ideal type, there can be degrees of high performance, just as there were degrees of Taylorism.

    Academic text (1994)

  • These shifts herald the bleak prospect of academic Taylorism.

    Academic text (1997)

  • We need only recall the intimate connections between the rise of double-entry bookkeeping and the rise of Taylorism in the late nineteenth century.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Many manufacturing companies have adopted Taylorism to streamline their production processes and increase efficiency.

  • The principles of Taylorism emphasize the importance of analyzing workflows to boost industrial productivity.

  • Critics argue that Taylorism can lead to worker alienation by prioritizing efficiency over individual needs.

How Efficient

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automation
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Taylorism
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practice
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craftwork
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Surface Forms

Taylorism singular
Taylorisms plural

Morphology

Taylorism = Taylor (semi-transparent) = Taylor + ism

Formed regularly from the surname 'Taylor' + '-ism' to denote a doctrine or system, but the specific content requires knowledge of who Taylor was.

Etymology

The word Taylorism is named after the engineer Frederick Taylor, who watched workers with clocks and careful notes to find faster, repeatable ways to do each task. That's why Taylorism means a system of 'scientific management' that studies work and makes tasks the same to increase efficiency.