Using stories to create change: The object lesson of Frederick Taylor’s “pig-tale”
回顾泰勒的猪铁搬运实验争议，通过历史分析支持其故事的真实性，强调故事在传播管理理念中的说服力，对管理学者和历史研究者有启发。
Just over 100 years ago, Frederick Taylor conducted the pig-iron handling experiments. After reviewing discrepancies in Taylor’s accounts of these experiments, some have concluded that the episode was no more than a “pig-tale.” Through the use of historiographic approaches, including evaluation of Frank Gilbreth’s 1912 filmed recreation, this research supports Taylor’s use of the “pig-tale.” Taylor told the story to persuade listeners that even the most basic processes could be improved for the joint prosperity of employer and employee. When evaluating historical records, we must not allow relatively minor discrepancies to overshadow the object lesson of the story.