Taylorism: Meaning and Definition of

Tay•lor•ism

Pronunciation: (tā'lu-riz"um), [key]
— n.
  1. a modified form of Calvinism that maintains that every person has a free will, and that makes a distinction between depravity, as the tendency to commit sins, and sin, as a voluntary choice of evil actions. Also called

Tay•lor•ism

Pronunciation: (tā'lu-riz"um), [key]
— n.
  1. the application of scientific methods to the problem of obtaining maximum efficiency in industrial work or the like.
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