The value of original source readings in management education
2010; Emerald Publishing Limited; Volume: 16; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1108/17511341011030129
ISSN1758-7751
Autores Tópico(s)Accounting and Organizational Management
ResumoPurpose – Frederick Taylor, the "Father of Scientific Management" is recognized as a pioneer in the field of management. However, many unfair criticisms have been leveled at him starting with the infamous Congressional hearings of 1911. Many scholars of management history believe that such criticisms have resulted in negative portrayals of Frederick Taylor in both practitioner and academic circles, and even in some basic management textbooks. This is unfortunate because many of those criticisms result from either a failure to read and understand Taylor's original works or from misinterpretations of them. The purpose of this paper is to contend that students of management will develop a more accurate impression of Frederick Taylor if they read his words and not interpretations of them.
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