Frederick Taylor

Frederick Winslow Taylor was a mechanical engineer that created the scientific organization of work. Taylor was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1856. He came from a well-off family and studied in France and Germany. Then, Frederick studied laws in Harvard. However, as his eyesight was deteriorating, Taylor chose a different path. Out of Harvard, he worked as a laborer in an iron and steel company and he was quickly promoted for his academic formation. In that moment, Taylor found his theory about scientific organization of work. Taylor analyzed and studied the work of his workers for separated. This theory helps with the costs and efficiency for the company. The importance of Frederick Taylor in my career is very important, because he created a new scientific method about the work organization that helps in the effectiveness of the companies and the public administration. Nowadays, the importance is that it improves the time and the productivity in the public and private area. I knew this person in class of admistrative theory, because he was an outstanding character in this area.