MERITS and DEMERITS OF TAYLORS THEORY
MERITS OF TAYLORS THEORY
Taylor's advocacy of scientific approach and management revolutionised management thoughts and practices which were previously based on rule of thumb or induction.
DEMERITS OF TAYLORS THEORY
It violates the fundamental principle of organization, mostly unity of command which holds that one man should have only single boss. The mental revolution is the cornerstone of scientific management and it never materialized except in isolated cases and for small period of time.