The Ideas of the Classical Theorists, Particularly Those of Bureaucracy and Scientific Management, Are Generally Considered as Rather Old Fashioned and Out of Date, and of Little Relevance to Work and Organisation Today.
BUS 2019
Essay 1:
The ideas of the classical theorists, particularly those of bureaucracy and scientific management, are generally considered as rather old fashioned and out of date, and of little relevance to work and organisation today.
Ryan Foreman
091811594
This essay will discuss the relevance of the ideas of classical theorists in today’s work and organisations. I will evaluate why these ideas gained popularity when they were published by looking at the influences that classical theorists were surrounded by at the time of their development. I will then focus on bureaucracy and scientific theories, by looking at the organisations and countries that have adopted this style and how a negative reputation has been developed, after this I will discuss the advantages of these theories. After covering the basics of classical theories I will then discuss if these theories are still relevant in modern day organisation and work, this involves looking at the changes which have occurred since the time of classical theories, specifically looking at the change in the market, then moving onto new laws which have been passed, in particular how these changes have affected how businesses are managed particularly when dealing with employees, how globalisation has changed the day to day running of businesses and the different factors necessary for consideration and then speak about my personal experience in modern work and organisation. Finally, I will evaluate how modern work and organisations have changed contextually since the period that the classical theories were developed in.
The classical theorists that I am going to focus on are, Henri Fayol and his theory of management, Max Weber and his theory of bureaucracy and Fredrick Taylor and his theory of scientific management. All of these theorists proposed a “one best way” to manage; moreover all of their theories were published in the early 20th century.
Henri Fayol (1841 -1925) published his theory in
Essay 1:
The ideas of the classical theorists, particularly those of bureaucracy and scientific management, are generally considered as rather old fashioned and out of date, and of little relevance to work and organisation today.
Ryan Foreman
091811594
This essay will discuss the relevance of the ideas of classical theorists in today’s work and organisations. I will evaluate why these ideas gained popularity when they were published by looking at the influences that classical theorists were surrounded by at the time of their development. I will then focus on bureaucracy and scientific theories, by looking at the organisations and countries that have adopted this style and how a negative reputation has been developed, after this I will discuss the advantages of these theories. After covering the basics of classical theories I will then discuss if these theories are still relevant in modern day organisation and work, this involves looking at the changes which have occurred since the time of classical theories, specifically looking at the change in the market, then moving onto new laws which have been passed, in particular how these changes have affected how businesses are managed particularly when dealing with employees, how globalisation has changed the day to day running of businesses and the different factors necessary for consideration and then speak about my personal experience in modern work and organisation. Finally, I will evaluate how modern work and organisations have changed contextually since the period that the classical theories were developed in.
The classical theorists that I am going to focus on are, Henri Fayol and his theory of management, Max Weber and his theory of bureaucracy and Fredrick Taylor and his theory of scientific management. All of these theorists proposed a “one best way” to manage; moreover all of their theories were published in the early 20th century.
Henri Fayol (1841 -1925) published his theory in