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Taylor, Frederick William

Taylor, Frederick William (1856–1915)
The founder of scientific management, who developed controversial theories of work-study and industrial efficiency, in the conflict-ridden American steel industry at the end of the 19th century. Taylor achieved national renown but his hostility to trade-union controls on effort, and his technicism directed at financial interests, provoked both political and industrial opposition.

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