- The principle of Taylor referred to is,
Cooperation, Not Individualism
There should be
complete cooperation between the labour and the management instead of individualism. This principle is
an extension of principle of ‘Harmony not discord’. Competition should be replaced by cooperation. Both should realise that they need each other. For this, management should not close its ears to any constructive suggestions made by the employees. They should be
rewarded for their suggestions which results in substantial reduction in costs. They should be part of management and, if any important decisions are taken, workers should be taken into confidence. At the same time workers should desist from going on strike and making unreasonable demands on the management. In fact when there will be
open communication system and goodwill there will be no need for even a trade union.. According to Taylor, there should be an almost equal division of
work and responsibility between workers and management. All the day long the management should work almost side by side with the
workers helping, encouraging and smoothing the way for them
- The principle of Fayol referred to is,
Initiative
Workers should be encouraged to develop and carry out their plans for improvements according to Fayol. Initiative means taking the first step with self-motivation. It is thinking out and executing the plan. It is one of the traits of an intelligent person. Initiative should be encouraged. But it does not mean going against the established practices of the company for the sake of being different. A good company should have an employee suggestion system whereby initiative suggestions which result in substantial cost/time.