Management Approaches and Organizational Perspective
Management Approaches and Organizational Perspective
Introduction:
Management, in all business areas and human organizational activities, is the process of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives. There are four major schools management thoughts, i.e., the four main management approaches, namely, classical management approach, behavior management approach, quantitative management approach and modern management approach. These four management approaches might be used in different organizational perspectives, such as, mechanistic organization, organic organization, cultural perspective and political perspective. The content below will analysis the management approaches and the organizational perspectives in details.
Body:
Mechanistic organization characterized by centralization of authority, formalization of procedures and practices and specialization of functions (Campling et al. 2008). From those characteristics about the mechanistic organization, the mechanistic organization would choose the classical management approach to control its’ organization. Classical management approach is a way which developing universal principles for use in various management situations.
Classical approaches to management include scientific management, administrative principles and bureaucratic organization (Campling et al. 2008). In details, the scientific management (Frederick Taylor) develops rules of motion, standardized work processes and proper working conditions for every job (Campling et al. 2008). This exactly matches the features of the mechanistic organization: formal, centralized authority, clear, specific task and rules. Frederick Taylor mentioned in the scientific management that carefully select workers with the right abilities for the job, and in the mechanistic organization, it also focuses on the specialized staff skills (Campling et al. 2008). So the scientific management is the approach the mechanistic organization use.
Another aspect of
Introduction:
Management, in all business areas and human organizational activities, is the process of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives. There are four major schools management thoughts, i.e., the four main management approaches, namely, classical management approach, behavior management approach, quantitative management approach and modern management approach. These four management approaches might be used in different organizational perspectives, such as, mechanistic organization, organic organization, cultural perspective and political perspective. The content below will analysis the management approaches and the organizational perspectives in details.
Body:
Mechanistic organization characterized by centralization of authority, formalization of procedures and practices and specialization of functions (Campling et al. 2008). From those characteristics about the mechanistic organization, the mechanistic organization would choose the classical management approach to control its’ organization. Classical management approach is a way which developing universal principles for use in various management situations.
Classical approaches to management include scientific management, administrative principles and bureaucratic organization (Campling et al. 2008). In details, the scientific management (Frederick Taylor) develops rules of motion, standardized work processes and proper working conditions for every job (Campling et al. 2008). This exactly matches the features of the mechanistic organization: formal, centralized authority, clear, specific task and rules. Frederick Taylor mentioned in the scientific management that carefully select workers with the right abilities for the job, and in the mechanistic organization, it also focuses on the specialized staff skills (Campling et al. 2008). So the scientific management is the approach the mechanistic organization use.
Another aspect of
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