Comparision between
Taylor and Fayol’s
principles
Taylor’s Scientific
Management
• Sceintific management is concerned
with knowing exactly what you want
men to do and then see in that they
do it in the best and cheapest way.
Elements and Tools of
Scientific management
• Separation of planning and doing
• Functional formanship
• Job analysis
• Standardisation
• Financial incentives
• Scientific selection and training
• Economy
• Mental revolution
Principles of Scientific
management
• Replacing Rule of thumb with
Science
• Harmony in group action
• Cooperation
• Maximum output
• Development of worker
Fayol’s Administrative
Management
• Fayol looked at the problems of
managing an organisation from top
management point of view.
0rganisation can be divided
into six groups
• Technical
• Commercial
• Financial
• Security
• Accounting
• Managerial: emphasised more on this
Approach of Studying
Management
• Managerial qualities and training
• General principle of management
• Elements of management
Manegerial Qualities and
Training
• Physical
• Mental
• Moral
• Educational
• Technical
• Experience
General principles of
management
• Division of work
• Authority and responsibility
• Discipline
• Unity of command
• Unity of direction
• Subordination of individual to General Interest
• Remuneration of personnel
• Centralisation
• Scalar chain
• Order
• Equity
• Stability of tenure
• Initiative
• Esprit de corps(team work)
Elements of Management
• Planning
• Organising
• Commanding
• Coordinating
• Controlling
Comparision
Similarity
• Both conributed in the evolution of management thought
• Both emphasised on proper utilisation of human resourse
• Stressed on the technical and professional aspects
• Responsible for managerial revolution
• Both were a successful manager in life so gave a very
practical solution
• Both were unable read to the human psychology to some
extent
• Both emphasised on maximum output
• Both emphasised on division of work
• Both emphasised on competent management
Difference
Fredrick taylor Henry Fayol
Place of origin •American •French
Working proces •Shop floor level •Managerial level
Importance given by •Emphasised on time & •Gave importance to
them motion study planning & controlling
Recognition of •Recognised as an •Recognised as a
approach engineer’s approach managers approach
Difference of approach •Confined to production •Confined to overall
management managerial job
Their contribution •Scientific based •Emphasised on
management administration
System of wage •Differencial payment •He emphasised on
payment system profit sharing for
managers
Results •Sceintific observation •Personal experience
management translated into universal
truth
