Management Thoughts and Theories
MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS AND THEORIES
The industrial revolution, which began in Europe in mid-1700s, was the starting point for the development of management concepts and theories.
PRECLASSICAL CONTRIBUTORS TO MANAGENENT THOUGHT
Name Period Contribution
Robert Owen 1771- 1858 Proposed legislative reforms to improve working conditions of labor
Charles Babbage 1792-1871 Advocated the concept of division of labor'; devised a profit-sharing plan which led to the modern-day Scanlon Plan
Andrew Ure 1778-1857 Advocated the study of management
Charles Dupin 1784-1873
Henry R. Towne 1844-1924 Emphasized the need to consider management as a separate field of study and the importance of business skills for running a business.
ROBERT OWEN: HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PIONEER
He was a successful British entrepreneur in the early 19th century. He was the one of the earliest management thinkers to realize the significance of human resources. He believed that workers performance was influenced by the environment in which they worked. He proposed the legislative reform that would limit the number of working hours and restrict the use of child labor. He recommended the use of a silent monitor' to openly rate employee's work on a daily basis. Blocks of wood were painted in 4 different colors, with each color signifying a certain level of accomplishment.
Owen wanted other manufacturers to share his concern for improving workers' working and living conditions. He argued that a manager's best investment was in his workers. Though Owen's ideas were not accepted by his contemporaries, they laid the groundwork for the human relations movement. Owen is also considered a forerunner of the behavioral school because of his concern for human welfare.
Charles Babbage: Inventor and Management Scientist
British professor of Mathematics, Charles Babbage (1792-1871) is widely known as the "father of modern computing." He was a pioneer not only in the
The industrial revolution, which began in Europe in mid-1700s, was the starting point for the development of management concepts and theories.
PRECLASSICAL CONTRIBUTORS TO MANAGENENT THOUGHT
Name Period Contribution
Robert Owen 1771- 1858 Proposed legislative reforms to improve working conditions of labor
Charles Babbage 1792-1871 Advocated the concept of division of labor'; devised a profit-sharing plan which led to the modern-day Scanlon Plan
Andrew Ure 1778-1857 Advocated the study of management
Charles Dupin 1784-1873
Henry R. Towne 1844-1924 Emphasized the need to consider management as a separate field of study and the importance of business skills for running a business.
ROBERT OWEN: HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PIONEER
He was a successful British entrepreneur in the early 19th century. He was the one of the earliest management thinkers to realize the significance of human resources. He believed that workers performance was influenced by the environment in which they worked. He proposed the legislative reform that would limit the number of working hours and restrict the use of child labor. He recommended the use of a silent monitor' to openly rate employee's work on a daily basis. Blocks of wood were painted in 4 different colors, with each color signifying a certain level of accomplishment.
Owen wanted other manufacturers to share his concern for improving workers' working and living conditions. He argued that a manager's best investment was in his workers. Though Owen's ideas were not accepted by his contemporaries, they laid the groundwork for the human relations movement. Owen is also considered a forerunner of the behavioral school because of his concern for human welfare.
Charles Babbage: Inventor and Management Scientist
British professor of Mathematics, Charles Babbage (1792-1871) is widely known as the "father of modern computing." He was a pioneer not only in the