With scientific management, knowledge of the labour process moves from the workers to management.

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Where workers used to have craft knowledge relevant to the manufacturing process, under scientific management, the planning of the work process from start to finish is done by management. Management therefore have knowledge of the whole labour process, whilst workers are reduced to knowledge of just one, simple repetitive task. Knowledge of the labour process thus moves from workers to management.

With Scientific Management, Knowledge of the Labour Process Moves from the Workers