Taylorism is a system designed in the late 19th century not only to maximize managerial control, but also to expand levels of efficiency in all workplaces. That said, productivity levels have increased and the main result has been a fair distribution of wages. However, with other more recent theories and systems, such as Maslow and Herzburg's theories, these have contributed to a focus on worker satisfaction and motivation rather than the concern of managerial control and empowerment. Fredrick W. Taylor ended up developing 4 core principles to help increase work efficiency and productivity in the workplace; these will be discussed later. Other theories related to this include Fayol, Follett, management science theory, and organizational-environmental theory. All of the theories listed influence how companies work effectively and put their skills into practice. This essay will highlight how Taylorism was designed to maximize managerial control and increase productivity, furthermore, showing how more recent theories have been developed to focus on employee empowerment and to extend the use of organizational resources. Scientific Management TheoryFredrick W. Taylor's main intentions for his scientific management theory was to effectively increase the amount of productivity and efficiency within an organization. As stated by Robbins and Coulter, “the use of scientific methods to define “the best way” to do a job.” (Robbins, Coutler, n.d., p. 29). Taylor introduced a "fair daily wage" as mentioned in Episode 143: Fredrick Winslow Taylor's Scientific Management (2013) to be paid regardless of the amount of output produced by each person. This wage was determined by the standard that a worker should have... middle of paper... the best result. Reference Episode 143: Fredrick Winslow Taylor's Scientific Management 2013, YouTube, Alanis Business Academy, November 19, retrieved April 4, 2014, Hard Hat. K. Anheier, 2005, Management Policy Theory of Nonprofit Organizations, Routledge, USAJackell, 1988, Looking Up and Looking Around, Oxford University PressParker, 2002, Against Management. WileyRichardson, Chapman, 2011, Key Concepts in Business Management VCE 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd, Queensland.Ritzer, 2011, An Introduction to McDonaldization, Sage PublishersRobbins, Coulter, n.d., Management Eleventh Edition, Prentice Hall, New JerseyWaddell , Jones, George, 2013, Contemporary Management 3rd edition, McGraw-Hill Book Co, North Ryde.2006, Collins Australian School Dictionary, HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Limited