单词 | scientific management |
释义 | > as lemmasscientific management scientific management n. originally U.S. management of a business, industry, etc., according to principles of efficiency derived from time-and-motion study and similar studies of methods of work, production, etc.The concept of scientific management originated with F. W. Taylor (1856–1915); see quot. 1903 and Taylor n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > study of work > [noun] > management using principles of efficiency scientific management1910 1903 F. W. Taylor in Trans. Amer. Soc. Mech. Engineers 24 1366 The choice must be made between some of the types of management in common use..and the more modern and scientific management based on an accurate knowledge of how long it should take to do the work.] 1910 L. D. Brandeis in N.Y. Times 22 Nov. 6/2 As an alternative to the practice of combining to raise rates and hence to increase prices, we offer co-operation to reduce costs... This can be done through the introduction of scientific management. 1968 G. D. Nash U.S. Oil Policy, 1890–1964 ii. 26 Greater efficiency, a goal highly prized by a generation of managers under the impress of Frederick W. Taylor's ideas of scientific management. 2009 New Yorker 12 Oct. 121/1 The whole point of efficiency, she said, was to maximize ‘happiness minutes’. Happiness minutes? For Lillian Gilbreth, scientific management wasn't just a business practice; it was a habit of mind and a way of life. < as lemmas |
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