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 approach •Recognised as an engineer’s •Recognised as a managers
approach approach
Difference of approach •Confined to production •Confined to overall
management managerial job
Their contribution •Scientific based management •Emphasised on
administration

System of wage payment •Differencial payment system •He emphasised on profit

sharing for managers

Results •Sceintific observation •Personal experience

management translated into universal
truth