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Taylor's Pig-Tale: A Historical Analysis of Frederick W. Taylor's Pig-Iron Experiments.

1974; Academy of Management; Volume: 17; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/254767

1948-0989

Charles D. Wrege, Amedeo G. Perroni,

Complex Systems and Decision Making

Frederick Taylor is cited as the father of scientific management. His account of the loading of pig-iron has been accepted virtually without question. An investigation of that story reveals it to b...