Thème 5 - Management, human resources and strategy I Management gurus Management is a field that has been explored by many thinkers and there are renowned management gurus. Here below are presented three major management theorists. Frederick Taylor (1856-1915), an American inventor and engineer, known for Taylorism or scientific management applied science and process engineering to management that helped transformed craft production into massive production. Applying Taylorism methods led to increases in productivity: fewer working hours and workers were required to produce the same amount of goods. Rule of thumb: règle approximative It must be noted that Taylorism has often been distorted (faussé, déformé) and indeed, includes some notion of well- being at work. 236