"Taylorism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Taylorisms [plural]
Etymology: From Taylor + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Taylor|ism}} Taylor + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} Taylorism (usually uncountable, plural Taylorisms)
  1. The Reformed school of theology developed by Nathaniel William Taylor. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: New England theology
    Sense id: en-Taylorism-en-noun-ANxzJokC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 23 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 43 31 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 29 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 25 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 24 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 25 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 51 25 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 51 26 23
  2. Scientific management; a theory of management of the early 20th century that analyzed workflows in order to improve efficiency, originally developed by Frederick Winslow Taylor. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (scientific management; a theory of management of the early 20th century that analyzed workflows in order to improve efficiency): taylorismi (Finnish), taylorisme [masculine] (French), taylorismo [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-Taylorism-en-noun-i7rl-UW0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 23 36 Disambiguation of 'scientific management; a theory of management of the early 20th century that analyzed workflows in order to improve efficiency': 3 95 2
  3. (countable, history) One of the witty, epigrammatic remarks on international relations for which the historian Alan John Percivale Taylor was well-known. Tags: countable, usually Categories (topical): History
    Sense id: en-Taylorism-en-noun-BfnGAhXB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 23 36 Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Taylorian, Taylorist

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