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Frederick W. Taylor and the rise of scientific management

The author discusses the influence of Taylor in transforming the philosophy of American industry from the "factory system" to "scientific management." Nelson believes that though Taylor is best remembered for techniques such as time study, he was a reformer whose ideas were more readily adopted after his death, following World War I

Print Book, English, 1980
University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, 1980