I appreciate the Moneyball reference, but the term you're looking for is Taylorism, or Scientific Management [1].<p>If you're looking for someone to curse for managers always wanting a unit of measurement or a KPI, or race-to-the-bottom tactics like what we're seeing everywhere, you're looking for Fredrick Taylor.<p>It's morphed since then, but he's worth knowing about so you know the deeper problem.<p>[1]: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_management" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_management</a>