It as Herni Fayol who devised the theory off division of Work as one of the principles of management. henri Fayol contributed significantly as a philosopher of administration. he further contributed widely to the theory of practice of organisational management.
He believed by focusing on managerial practices he could minimize misunderstandings and increase efficiency in organisations. Efficiency is the measureable abiliy to avoid wasting of time and energy in productivity of the organisation.
Scientific management is a theory of management that analyzes and synthesizes economic efficiency especially that of workforce productivity. Scientific managemnt is sometimes known as Taylorism. Frederick Winsliow Taylor was an American Mechanical Engineer. He was widely known for his methods to improve industrial efficiency. He was one of the first management consultants. In 1911, Taylor summed up his efficiency Technique in his book, ‘ Academy Of Management’, which in 2001, was voted as the most influential management book of the 20th Century.
Let’s understand what’s division of work. Can you remember when you had last visited a restaurant for buying some food? Lets go through the entire process of your order & receiving your food parcel. First you gave the order to the waiter. He noted down the details of your order. Thereafter he went to the kitchen and gave that order to the cooks. the chefs cooked the dishes and placed it on the counter. The counter assistant collected & placed it in a bag to hand it over to you. Another person probably the same waiter collected the bag and also the bill from the cashier. HE then delivered the food packet to you and collected the money for handing it over to the cashier.
From the above example we can easily understand, your order was processed in various steps, till you got its delivery. Thus the theory that was initiated by the French man Henri Fayol in the late 1800s developed the principles of division of labour.
