Scientific Management in Modern Organizations

This report analyzes the influence of scientific management theory on modern organizations, discussing its principles, applications, and critical evaluations through various company examples. It highlights both the benefits and drawbacks of implementing scientific management, particularly in relation to employee well-being and productivity.

MANAGEMENT STUDIES

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Scientific management in modern organization..........................................................................3
Critical analysis of scientific management theory on different company...................................4
Evaluation....................................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Scientific management theory helps out in analysing work flow for improving up
economic efficiency focussing on labour productivity. The theory is responsible for enhancing
production concentrating on steady improvement in the business operation (Kitana, 2016.).
There is need to have fruitful cooperation between managers and workers to enhance the team
work achieved. Scientific management is looking out to have harmonious relationship between
management a worker assisting up production in organization. In this report, there will
discussion on influence of theory of scientific management on designing of work in the modern
organization. Beside this reference of the strength and weakness in relation to its impact on
organizational designing.
MAIN BODY
Scientific management in modern organization
The scientific managements have been well known for its application of the engineering
sciences at the production floor or level of operating. The major contributor of this theory is
Fredrick Winslow Taylor known often s Taylorism. The major emphasis is regarding increasing
production through using the intensive technology. The theory has believed that’s human beings
are adjusts to machines in the performance of routine task.
Scientific management is the systematise approaches in comparison to their rule of thumb
or trail and errors approach. This is not only defined as techniques set regarding the improvement
in efficiency but the substitution for exact scientific investigation and knowledge in term of
individuals judgements undertaken in the business enterprises. The theory is considered as one
of the best and initial efforts where science is needed to be applied on management an
engineering process (Waring, 2016). Companies are followed is technique though breaking
process of work into the different subtask or least possible units for intention regulating most
efficient method for accomplishing the particular task.
Scientific management theory has been following up four principle in business
management as First of all the scientific study will be performing organization work through
replacing traditional trial and error method such as rule of thumb. Secondly, in an organization
employee ae selected, trained and skill development have specific task in professional manners.
Using scientific management have proper development methods which are needed to be
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followed, tested giving out individuals clear instruction on bass of time, motion and fatigue
studies for determining up fair number of individuals work to be done.
The management is looking to have improvements of the working condition with usage of
standardized tools, work period and production cost providing out scientific selection and
training for boosting up the productiveness motivation of employee with financial incentives.
The scientific management theory is shaping to Modern organization in way of planning
and organizing their work, training an selection of new employees along with introduction of
new way of reward system for motivating employee for increasing productivity and profitability
of firm.
Critical analysis of scientific management theory on different company
For example, in the Hamburger university is having the application of scientific
management to ensure the future manger with making appropriate training for how to manage,
lead, control and allocation of resources. Taylor have best was for job principles in efficiency
improvement. management must have capability to plan, control/ monitor and organise the
employee working at lower level.
Moving to another example, Macdonald have brought up with different organization changes
and decision-making aspect aiding to look into company success. MacDonald have change up in
kitchen system in late 1990 having the consistent of new communication equipment’s and
machines in kitchen. The main aim of implementing the new tool and techniques in kitchen have
look out for delivering fast food and achieve organizational goals for delivering up the hotter,
tastier and fresh food (Pirson, 2019). The company have look into providing up employee with
proper guidelines and defined up instruction to make up burgers. There have been further
training activities for accomplishment of targets and service improvements. On the other hand,
the negative impact of principles is it is very expensive to buy up the high range of kitchen
equipment’s and system of communication in all store around the world maintaining uniformity.
In addition, there is requirement of high cost to trin up all kitchen staff. In addition, companies
are making proper focus on maximizing output and efficiency of organization making out
employee have feeling exploitation. This can lead to employee unrest, unemployment and strike.
For example, MacDonald have face strike in UK in two separate restaurants regarding pay and
work conditions in the company.
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In term of another example, Amazon is the modern organizations gaining up extreme success in
competitive business environment. Employee objective in firm fulfilments centre is regarding
packaging, sorting and deliveries preparation which is prime example for evident scientific
management. in order to have fulfilment of target, Amazon have used up technology ‘guided and
monitored’. this is software algorithm calculating out best route. This is example of Taylor
theory in term of using up the science and data analysis for finding out best ways for performing
task with removal of planning and responsibilities (Zadnanova and Hraskova, 2017). In addition,
Taylor principle stated as there should be specific target for information calculation providing
employee with proper work breaks down structure maintaining proper delegation and
accountability. Another example of modern business, Ryanair have turned out to be successful
boosting up with low cost airline and networking in Europe. The firm have paid up he major
focus on maximization of fights output a reducing up cost to lower level.
Considering the native impact of the scientific management in the Amazon and Ryanair,
both the companies have tri to put major level of emphasis on profitability and productivity
maximizing goals to higher lev. But the firm have filed up to look into aspect of employees. This
have created employee unrest, major level of possibility regarding strikes. For example, Amazon
employee have gone to strike protesting for their right and financial incentive. In addition, for
providing up low cost fair to customer, Ryanair have provided up poor treatment to employees
leading out to have protest from pilot cancelling out thousands of flights.
Another example for the 21st century which have implemented scientific management principle
in Chinese based company Foxconn having out 1000 of employees. the work background for
firm employees is assembling up the electronic component of computer another device. The
company have proper chart of work break down structure following smaller unit for workers
with prescribed methods. Employee are properly controlled and monitored by the line manager.
Due to modernization of task, most of employee in production line are young continuously
trained up for following prescribed methods. This deploy system have hope out firm potentiality
to meet up high demands and increasing up output production but totally neglecting the
employee well beings. Employee were always in pressure for working out in unbearable working
conditions lead to have greater level of stress and depression among employee (Cullinane and
Cushen, 2019). On the other hand, Ford motors have continuous cross expansion in different
major countries in the work. The company is paying up the major level of emphasis in cutting
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down the production cost through investing up on the cutting-edge technologies. Firm have
believed that it would help out firm is fastening up production process and training up employees
regarding the technologies regarding todays modern assembly line.
Evaluation
Hence negative impact of scientific management theory is that the principle of mostly in
relation to production management firm. It has clearly ignored by the selective aspect of
management like finance, marketing, accounting, and personnel. On the other hand, Taylor have
advocated the concept of functional foremanship to bring about specific specialization in the
organization. But this do not have proper feasibility violating up principle of unity of command.
with the application of various company example, it has been stated as scientific management
have undermined up the human factors in modern industry resulting out to have monotony of
job, loss of initiative, over speeding workers, wage reductions, job insecurity, etc.
In addition to that’s trade unionist are looking up to principles of scientific management which
are cresting up direct explosion to labour (Morozova and et.al., 2019). As the wages of labour are
no increased in directly proportional to increase in productivity creating out to have negative
impact on wok motivation and other related perks.
CONCLUSION
From the above file, it can be concluded as Scientific management theory helps out in
application of the engineering sciences at the production floor or level of operating. Scientific
management is the systematise approaches in comparison to their rule of thumb or trail and
errors approach. The management is looking to have improvements of the working condition
with usage of standardized tools, work period and production cost. Companies are making proper
focus on maximizing output and efficiency of organization making out employee have feeling
exploitation. Employee were always in pressure for working out in unbearable working
conditions lead to have greater level of stress and depression among employee.
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REFERENCES
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