In the 1920s, Alexei Gastev was the main supporter of adopting this theory in the Soviet Union.
In the 1920s, Alexei Gastev was the main supporter of adopting this theory in the Soviet Union. In Labor and Monopoly Capital, Harry Braverman argues that in practice, this theory is dehumanizing. Henry Gantt used this theory to develop the Gantt chart, which uses a graph to improve scheduling. Many aspects of this theory were developed by a couple who identified a group of basic "therbligs" that comprise tasks. That couple, Lillian and Frank Gilbreth, applied this theory to their twelve children, as recounted in the memoir Cheaper By the Dozen. This theory was devised to combat "soldiering" by its pioneer, who used it at Bethlehem Steel to increase the amount of pig iron loaded by Schmidt from twelve and a half tons a day to forty-seven tons. Often involving detailed time and motion studies, for 10 points, name this theory developed by Frederick Taylor, which attempts to improve worker efficiency by standardizing every element of a job.
In the 1920s, Alexei Gastev was the main supporter of adopting this theory in the Soviet Union.
scientific management [or Taylorism before Taylor is mentioned]