Download or read book The Principles of Scientific Management written by Frederick Winslow Taylor and published by NuVision Publications, LLC. This book was released on 1911 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a management classic that is actually a short booklet. It is Taylor's key statement of his approach to developing standards for work performance on the basis of study and observation as opposed to a reliance on standard "rules of thumb."