Today's business era adapts to everything new, but these modern concepts are an indirect tribute to the theories produced by Taylor, Fayol, Mayo and Weber . Taylor's scientific management theory is one such example that has become such an important aspect of modern management that it seems incredible that his concepts were part of history. It is wrongly assumed that as society progresses, older theories tend to lose their importance. The thing to note here is that these theories are based on basic human needs that do not change over time; what changes is the method to satisfy these needs. Investigating previous management theories is important because these theories are less complex and provide an immediate solution to problems. Basically these theories help us get to the root of the problem and understand its complexity. The better you understand the problem, the easier it will be to achieve your company's goals. The following essay states the importance of Taylor's scientific management theory and how it is implemented even today in the business world. The founding father of scientific management theory is Fredrick Winslow Taylor. He was an American mechanical engineer and inventor. Modern management theorist Edward Deming credited Taylor for his contributions while Joseph Juran criticized his work for taking more work away from workers. However, a careful reading of Taylor's work will reveal that in his studies he placed the interest of the workers as much as that of the employer. Before discussing the management principles it is very important to understand the causes that led Taylor to derive the four management principles. The three causes are as follows:1) Worke......middle sheet......Top Employers (2012). “Shanghai Volkswagen: A Practical Attitude Toward Human Resource Management,” Urwick, L. F. (1994). “The Making of Scientific Management,” University of Chicago Press Economics Books.Urwick, L. F. and E. F. L. Brech (1966). The Making of Scientific Management: Pitman.Volkswagen (2011). “Sustainability Report 2011,” available at: http://nachhaltigkeitsbericht2011.volkswagenag.com/fileadmin/download/pdf/VWAG_NHB_2011_e_web.pdf, accessed 8 October 2013. Winslow, F. (1911). The principles of scientific management: Cosimo.Wrege, CD and RG Greenwood (1991). Frederick W. Taylor, the father of scientific management: myth and reality: Irwin Professional Pub.Wrege, CD and AG Perroni (1974). “Taylor's Pig Tale: A Historical Analysis of Frederick W. Taylor's Cast Iron Experiments,” Academy of Management Journal, 17, pp. 6-27.