ABSTRACT
In.more.recent.years.this.subject.has.sometimes.been.called.Work.Study.or.Work. Design.or.even.Work.Science..The.content.is.somewhat.mechanistic,.which.Taylor. warned.against,.and.he.recommended.a.broader,.holistic.approach.with.a.gradual.and. sympathetic.introduction.for.trainees..Such.detailed.study.of.work.activities.is.necessary.and.beneficial.to.productivity.in.almost.all.cases..As.Taylor.puts.it,.the.object. is.to.“secure.the.maximum.prosperity.for.the.employer,.coupled.with.the.maximum. prosperity. for. the. employee”.. However,. Taylor’s. approach. tended. towards. micromanaging.and.paid.insufficient.attention.to.the.wider.issues.of.workers’.activities,. personal.needs,.autonomy,.and.the.ability.to.contribute.to.workplace.improvement.. Of.course,.ergonomists.aim.to.build.in.the.larger.job.aspects.that.make.wider.use.of. the.worker’s.abilities.and.interests,.and.allow.for.individual.differences.
