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Scientific Management Taylor's The Principles of Scientific Management discusses the steps to achieve "national efficiency", which is when all employees and machine work to their full potential and to achieve maximum prosperity for both the employer and employee. Taylor argues that the present day workforce is in no way efficient but is the main cause for economic turmoil. In order to achieve efficiency the workforce must use a scientific approach (a systematic and well theorized …

…Scientific management is about more efficiency than the old method. Taylor states that if the procedure of scientific management is done correctly four events will occur. First, workers and management will be happier and become increasingly efficient. Second, efficiently will increase production and cause industry to have an upper hand than the competitors. Third, profits will fill the pockets of management and the workforce. Fourth and finally, the economy becomes stables and unemployment rate decreases.