Organisation of Commerce and Management · Ch 1 — Principles of Management
Taylor's Approach vs Fayol's Approach
Taylor's Approach vs Fayol's Approach
Although Taylor and Fayol were contemporaries and both are considered pioneers of management thought, their approaches differed sharply in focus, scope and method, because each was studying management from a different vantage point within the organisation.
| Basis of Difference | F. W. Taylor's Approach | Henri Fayol's Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Level of management studied | Mainly the shop floor / operational level | Mainly top-level administration |
| Nature of approach | Scientific and quantitative — precise measurement of time, motion and output | Administrative and generalised — broad principles for managing an organisation |
| Primary focus | Increasing the productivity and efficiency of individual workers | Improving the overall administration and functioning of the whole organisation |
| Applicability | Developed mainly for production / factory-type organisations | Regarded as applicable to all types of organisations |
| Known as | Father of Scientific Management | Father of Modern (Administrative) Management |
| Unit of study | The individual worker and the individual task | The organisation and management as a whole process |
| Nature of contribution | A set of specific techniques (time study, motion study, functional foremanship, and so on) | A set of general principles (the fourteen principles) |
Taylor's approach of studying management from the shop floor upward, using precise measurement of time, motion and output to raise the efficiency of in …
Fayol's approach of studying management from the top-administration level downward, using broad, general principles meant to apply to the …
The title generally given to F. W. Taylor, in recognition of his shop-floor, worker-productivity focused s …
The title generally given to Henri Fayol, in recognition of his top-management, universal-principles focused …