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Taylor&#8217;s theory was called scientific because it adopted techniques borrowed from botanists and chemists, like analysis, observation, synthesis, rationality, and logic, to develop it. If you read more about Taylor, you would possibly decide by today&#8217;s standards that he wasn&#8217;t a worker&#8217;s &#8220;friend.&#8221; However, Taylor must be praised for creating the concept of a corporation that operates during a &#8220;business&#8221; or &#8220;business-like way&#8221; meaning efficient and productive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Frederick W. Taylor<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to the economic Revolution, most businesses were small businesses, averaging 3-4 people. Owners often worked next to employees, knew what they might do, and meticulously directed their work. Within the us, the economic Revolution has dramatically changed the dynamics of the workplace. Factory owners and managers didn&#8217;t have close relationships with employees. Workers &#8220;on the floor&#8221; managed the work process and made sufficient efforts to avoid being generally dismissed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Frank and Lillian Gilbreth<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Two more pioneers within the field of business theory were Frank and Lillian Moller Gilles, who studied at about an equivalent time as Taylor. Like Taylor, Gilbreth was curious about how workers&#8217; productivity, especially movement and movement, affects efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Henry Gantt<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Henry Gantt (1861\u20131919) was also Taylor&#8217;s companion. 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