Graduate School of Management
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
Wrriten Report on
CLASSICAL ORGANIZATION THEORY
NEOCLASSICAL THEORY
Organizational theory is the study of formal social organizations, such as businesses and bureaucracies, and their interrelationship with the environment in which they operate. It complements the studies of leadership, organizational behavior, management, industrial and organizational psychology, organization development and human resource studies among many other fields and professions.
CLASSICAL MANAGEMENT THEORIES
(1900 - 1920) Classical Management Theory was introduced in the late 19th century during the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution was a time when innovation really began to change the way products were produced and sold. The invention of machines to produce goods in the 19th century drastically improved productivity and in turn lowered consumer cost. The lower price resulted in the greater demand for products and thus a greater need for more factories and workers. At the time, managers were interested in finding ways to to improve productivity, lower cost, increase quality of their products, improve employee/manager relationships, and increase efficiency. The main concern for Classical Management Theorist was to find the best possible way for workers to perform and manage their task. Classical Management Theory is comprised of three separate branches: Scientific Management, Bureaucratic Management, and Administrative Management.
Frederick Taylor and Scientific Management Theory Taylor (Frederick Winslow Taylor – March 20, 1856 – March 21, 1915), was an American mechanical engineer who originally sought to improve industrial efficiency. A management consultant in his later years, he is sometimes called "the father of scientific management." He was one of the intellectual leaders of the Efficiency Movement and his ideas, broadly conceived, were