The Founder of the Scientific Management was:

Note: The paper prints the names the way NCERT spells them, “Fredrick Winslow Taylor” and “Chester Barnand”. The correct spellings are Frederick Winslow Taylor and Chester Barnard.

NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Fredrick Winslow Taylor – Founder of Scientific Management Movement”

“Taylor’s Contribution to Scientific Management … In this scenario, Taylor emerged as the ‘Father of Scientific Management’. He proposed scientific management as opposed to rule of thumb. He broke up human activity into small parts and found out how it could be done effectively, in less time and with increased productivity. …”

“Evolution of Management Principles … In this chapter we will study the contributions of Fredrick Winslow Taylor and Henri Fayol who as you have read are associated with the classical management theory. Both of them contributed immensely towards the study of management as a discipline. Whereas F.W. Taylor was an American mechanical engineer, Henri Fayol was a French mining engineer. …”