Analysis of Taylorism and Fayolism in Organizational Management

This report provides a comparative analysis of Taylorism and Fayolism, two influential management theories. Taylorism, with its emphasis on scientific management and efficiency, is contrasted with Fayolism, which focuses on employee-oriented management and organizational structure. The report explores the core principles of each theory, highlighting their different approaches to employee engagement, innovation, and organizational structure. It examines how Taylorism, exemplified by Ford's implementation in assembly lines, and Fayolism, with its focus on management functions and employee empowerment, are applied in different business contexts, from call centers and banking to software companies and fashion industries. The report concludes that organizations often need to integrate both theories, adapting them to their specific culture and needs to achieve optimal performance.

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Taylorism versus Fayolism
Any employee oriented organizational management and public administration field is based upon
two influential ideas, which are Taylorism and Fayolism. Henry Fayol established the new
management science by breaking the conventional practice where the management was only
work oriented. His concept of a management which is employee oriented transformed the
management practice. The management’s engagement with the employees will result in their
effective motivation which will help them to become more efficient towards the organization
(Ford and Taylor Scientific Management (Edited), 2008). However the ideas developed by
Taylor were unparallel even though those were more conservative than Fayol’s idea.
The idea developed by Fayol was more effective in creating a free and open organizational work
culture. Implementation of this idea provided the employees and managers with more space
regarding management issues where experimentation and innovation were appreciated. POLC
was an extended form of Fayol’s idea. The contemporary theories of the organizational
management is built upon this POLC ( Schermerhorn, 2013).
Taylor and Ford’s idea was developed with the traditional structure of the organization keeping
in mind. In a traditional practice the organization run the employees by some particular set of
rules and instructions. Here Fayol’s idea contradicts with that of Ford and Taylor’s. In
Taylorism the managers are control the employees by some specific rules as they are only
concerned about the tasks to be completed within the decided time. In this practice, the
management never allowed the employees to innovate or act (“Fayolism as the Necessary
Complement of Taylorism on Jstor”, 2016). However both of them contributed significantly in
improving the organizational work condition and generating the idea of supply chain and line

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management in the industry. Taylor’s theory of scientific management was successfully
implemented by Ford in his plants which not only resulted in increased efficiency but also
minimized the per unit production cost. The practice of mechanized work was transformed by
this practice and he also could offer better wages to his service workers (Ford and Taylor
Scientific Management (Edited), 2008).
In the contemporary world the organizations apply both of the theories to run the business
successfully. Like in call centre business the Taylorism is applied in order to tell the employees
what exactly they have to do (Schermerhorn, 2013). In banking business, every employee works
by following the set of instructions set by the management leadership. Similarly the car
manufacturer assembly lines implement Ford’s idea in their management which is directly
influenced by Taylor (Schermerhorn, 2013). Fayol’s idea of business management is more
applied in business such as software companies or fashion industries. They let their employees to
experiment, come up with new ideas and innovate new products capable of expand the business.
So, the companies need to apply both of the theories according to their culture and need.
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Ford and Taylor Scientific Management (Edited). (2008).
Schermerhorn, J. (2013). Management. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.