The Horizon of Reason

Exploring the boundaries of logic and perception

Month: May, 2008

Know Thyself

One’s own is well hidden for one’s
own; and of all treasure troves, one’s
own is the last to be excavated . . .

Friedrich Nietzsche, Also Sprach Zarathustra

The Management Fundamentalism of Frederick Taylor

Management thinkers played an influential role in shaping the twentieth century, but they remained in the shadow of those who Time Magazine considers the most influential. The influence of visionaries such as Frederick Taylor, Elton Mayo and W. Edwards Deming is, however, immense as their ideas were instrumental in creating the prosperity of the late [...]