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Four Classic Organizational Theories Analysis
A brief analysis of four classic organizational theories
Scientific Management as a bottom up approach is based on systematizing work processes to further develop the whole structure aiming at enhancing productivity.
While working in Midvale steel company , being promoted from a clerk in the grass-root level to general engineer, Frederick W. Taylor experienced that lack of efficient managerial methods hinder the improvement of productivity. So start from that point, he featured some managerial operations into test. At his time , even thought some skill training were conducted to improve work efficiency, there is no such a scientific theory to address this problem.

With ten years of work experiences in Midvale steer company, he proposed standardization
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Fayol advocated the idea of rationalization of organisational activities.In contrast that management is the exclusive duty of domain class by Taylor, Fayol believed every staff may evolve into some degree of management.According to Mind Tools Content Team,(2017) another evident which shows that Fayol paid more attention to human resources ,we could get a clue through his regarding personnel planning as a …show more content…
Bertrand Thompson. (Feb., 1915).Scientific Management in Practice.The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 262-307 http://www.jstor.org/stable/1884960
MindTools.(2017) Henri Fayol's Principles of Management: Early Management Theory. Rtrieved from https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/henri-fayol.htm
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Jorgen Laggaard & Mille Bindslev.(2006).Organisational Theory.
Robert A. Dahl.(1957). Reviewed Work(s): Administrative Behavior: A Study of Decision-Making Proceses in Administrative Organization. by Herbert Simon; Models of Man, Social and Rational. by Herbert Simon. Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Sep., 1957), pp. 244-248.Retrieved from: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2390693
Alfred Kieser.(1994). Why Organization Theory Needs Historical Analyses-And How This Should Be Performed. Organization Science, Vol. 5, No. 4 (Nov., 1994), pp. 608-620.Retrieved

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