Tuesday, January 27, 2009

cv: Taylor, Frederick Winslow, 1856–1915

Frederick Winslow Taylor (20 March 1856–21 March 1915)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Winslow_Taylor


Frederick Winslow Taylor (20 March 1856–21 March 1915), widely known as F. W. Taylor, was an American mechanical engineer who sought to improve industrial efficiency. He is regarded as the father of scientific management, and was one of the first management consultants.[1]
Taylor was one of the intellectual leaders of the Efficiency Movement and his ideas, broadly conceived, were highly influential in the Progressive Era.

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