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Question
Discuss the differences between the contributions of Taylor and Fayol.
Solution
The differences between the contributions of Taylor and Fayol are:
| PRINCIPLE | TAYLOR | FAYOL |
| TITLE | Father of scientific management | Father of general management. |
| CONTRIBUTION | scientific management or taylorism was given by him 1911. | The general theory of administration or Fayolism was given by him in 1916. |
| PERSPECTIVE | Focused on lower level management | Focused on top level managment. |
| FOCUS | Focused on improving the overall administration of the organization. | Focused on improving the productivity and worker's efficiency. |
| UNITY OF COMMAND | Focused on functional foremanship and not unity of command | Followed the concept of unit of command. |
| BASIS OF FORMATION | observational experimentation |
personal observation. |
| PRINCIPLES | He introduced the principles of scientific management. | He intoduced the 14 principles of management. |
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