April 12, 2009

[Part 4. A Widening World (1886-1900). 8] The One Best Way. Frederick Winslow and the Enigma of Efficiency

The one best way. Frederick Winslow Taylor and the Enigma of Efficiency

- Enter ‘Henry Knoll’ into Taylor’s life. Taylor uses Knoll to prove how much pig iron can humanly be shovelled in one day.

- Knoll is a large framed and strong man who wished to work hard and afford to build his own house.

- Other workers cannot match the speed of Knoll. Yet Taylor insists that Knoll’s workrate should be the standard.

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