Over the years, many studies have been conducted in hopes of defining and logically explaining the definition of scientific management. The purpose of these studies was primarily to assist managers in their role of getting the most out of their employees' output in an efficient and cost-effective manner. As Frederick Taylor (1911) states: “Scientific management consists basically in some general general principles, in a certain philosophy, which can be applied in many ways.” (p. 13). I believe that scientific management is only achieved when a company's management takes the time to analyze its internal philosophy and apply the appropriate policies and procedures that will enable staff to increase productivity and increase employee desire to improve their work performance. . I believe that the company I currently work for, Angelus Sanitary Can Machine Company (ASCMC), could benefit greatly from some scientific management theories. It has been said that “The chief object of management should be to secure the greatest prosperity for the employer, together with the greatest prosperity for each employee” (Taylor, 1911, p. 5). This has never felt like this since I have been working at ASCMC. Instead, the company appears to have little interest in letting its employees thrive, and in fact, even the company's prosperity appears to be an afterthought. This is evidenced by how the company indulges in unnecessary extras and lavish holidays for company officials, but belittles working staff when they need to travel for business purposes. When production levels declined, there seemed to be no sense of urgency from management or staff to analyze why. The staff seemed to want any additional overtime as it is the only monetary incentive provided by the company. Upper management themselves seemed not to care about things like profits and production times as long as they still received their comfortable salaries and were afforded luxury perks and fringe benefits. It is certainly true that ASCMC could benefit greatly from more formal use of scientific management and some leadership lessons. To achieve prosperity for both employer and employee, it is up to managers to act as leaders of the company and encourage employees to believe in what the company's goals are.