The "rule book" of machine age management was based on command and control, the belief that management knew best, subjugation rather than encouragement of workers, viewing the workforce as disposable "labor" rather than human resources, a national rather than global perspective, and providing job security rather than recognition or responsibility. If any single person created this rule book, it was Frederick Winslow Taylor, whose scientific management techniques formed the basis of 20th century management practice and are still recognized today, even if he himself is no longer widely known.