▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁histor i ography ▁of ▁the ▁work place . ▁ ▁Management ▁the or ist ▁Henry ▁M int z berg ▁is ▁highly ▁critical ▁of ▁Taylor ' s ▁methods . ▁M int z berg ▁states ▁that ▁an ▁ob session ▁with ▁efficiency ▁allows ▁measure able ▁benefits ▁to ▁over shadow ▁less ▁quant ifiable ▁social ▁benefits ▁completely , ▁and ▁social ▁values ▁get ▁left ▁behind . ▁ ▁Taylor ' s ▁methods ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁social ists . ▁Their ▁arguments ▁relate ▁to ▁progress ive ▁def anging ▁of ▁workers ▁in ▁the ▁work place ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁de grad ation ▁of ▁work ▁as ▁management , ▁power ed ▁by ▁capital , ▁uses ▁Taylor ' s ▁methods ▁to ▁render ▁work ▁repeat able ▁and ▁precise ▁yet ▁monot on ous ▁and ▁skill - redu cing . ▁James ▁W . ▁R ine hart ▁argued ▁that ▁Taylor ' s ▁methods ▁of ▁transfer ring ▁control ▁over ▁production ▁from ▁workers ▁to ▁management , ▁and ▁the ▁division ▁of ▁labor ▁into ▁simple ▁tasks , ▁intens ified ▁the ▁al ien ation ▁of ▁workers ▁that ▁had ▁begun ▁with ▁the ▁factory ▁system ▁of ▁production ▁around ▁the ▁period ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁ ▁Tennis ▁and ▁golf ▁accomplish ments ▁Taylor ▁was ▁an ▁accomplished ▁tennis ▁and ▁golf ▁player . ▁He ▁and ▁Clar ence ▁Clark ▁won ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁United ▁States ▁National ▁tennis ▁doubles ▁championship ▁at ▁New port ▁Cas ino ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁defe ating ▁Alexander ▁Van ▁R ens sel a er ▁and ▁Arthur ▁New bold ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁In