There was a time before the clock was
king, before efficiency came to govern almost every waking
moment. Now, the gods of speed and efficiency continue
to place greater pressure on today's society. Part of
the blame for this trend belongs with Frederick Winslow
Taylor. This turn-of-the-century American took his stopwatch
and his scientific management theories into the workplace
and began a revolution that reaches into almost every
area of modern life. Stopwatch: Frederick Winslow Taylor
and the "Taylorization" of America, is an
hour-long portrait of the controversial and contradictory
founder of the efficiency movement and an exploration
into the continuing impact of his ideas.