CONTRIBUTION OF TAYLOR AND FAYOL and SIMILARITIES OF TAYLOR AND FAYOL

 

CONTRIBUTION OF TAYLOR AND FAYOL (COMPARISON CHART)

 

BASIS	F.W. TAYLOR	HENRY FAYOL
PERSPECTIVE	Shop floor level or lower level.	higher management level or top management.
FOCUS	Efficiency through work simplification and standardization.	Overall efficiency by observing certain principles.
ORIENTATION	Production and engineering.	Managerial function
RESULTS	Scientific observations and measurements.	Personal experience translated into universal truth
OVERALL CONTRIBUTION	Basis for accomplishment on the product line.	Systematic theory of management.
FATHER OF	Scientific management.	Administrative management.

 

 

SIMILARITIES OF TAYLOR AND FAYOL

 

ü  Both have developed some principles which can be applied in solving managerial problems.

ü  Both have attempted to overcome managerial problems in a systematic way.

ü  Both of them have emphasized that managerial qualities are acquirable and can be acquired through training.

ü  Both have emphasized that management action can be effective if these are based on sound principles.

ü  Both have emphasized harmonious relationship between management and workers for the achievement of organizational objectives.