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
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Table of Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Positive and Negative points of Taylor’s Theory 3. Comparison of Taylor’s Theory with other “fathers” 3.1 Elton Mayo 3.2 Max Weber 3.3 Henri Fayol 4. Conclusion 5. Bibliography 6. References 1 Introduction: Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915) was an American mechanical engineer‚ who was famous for his theories of Scientific Management. Taylor
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The Coca-Cola Company | MGT-100 | Joanne Rupe Subject: MGT 100 | Word Count: 3291 | Due Date: 27.11.2012 | Table of Contents 1. Introduction 5 2. Mintzberg Roles 6 2.1 Entrepreneur 6 2.2 Leader 6 2.3 Figurehead 6 3. Henri Fayol – Principles 7 3.1 Initiative 7 3.2 Equity 7 3.3 Unity of Direction 7 4. Weber – Principles 8 4.1 Division of Labour 8 4.2 Promotion and Selection based on Merit 8 5. Building Blocks of Competitive Advantage 9 5.1 Efficiency 9
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2008‚ p. 13) "The evidence suggests that they play a complex‚ intertwined combination of interpersonal informational‚ and decisional roles."(Henry Mintzberg‚ 1975‚ p. 49) Interpersonal roles are managerial roles that involve people and other duties that are ceremonial and symbolic in nature. (Robbins‚ Berman‚ Stagg and Coulter 2008‚ p. 13) Henry mintzberg (2008) states three interpersonal roles‚ describing aspects of the manager ’s work that involves interpersonal contact for its own sake. (p. 13)
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Fayol’s 14 Principles of Management 1) Division of Work: This principle of Fayol tells us that as far as possible the whole work should be divided into different parts and each individual should be assigned only one part of the work according to his ability and taste rather than giving the whole work to one person. When we divide work then the efficiency will increase‚ such as increase in the quality of work‚ increase in the speed of production‚ decrease in the wastage of resources.
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A Woods‚ P Griffin‚ RW 2009‚ Management: core concepts and application‚ 2nd Australian edn‚ John Wiley & Sons Australia‚ Milton‚ Qld. Fayol‚ H 1949‚ General and Industrial Management‚ Constance Storrs Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd‚ London. Fells‚ MJ 2000‚ ‘Fayol stands the test of time’‚ Journal of Management History‚ vol. 6‚ no. 8‚ pp. 345-360. Jarvis‚ C 2005‚ Fayol (1841-1925) Functions and Principles of Management‚ viewed 22 August 2010 < http://www.bola.biz/competence/fayol.html>. Marilyn‚ E Helms
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three management principles we chose and will also be about the applicability of these management principles. This is quite interesting because even though we know that the cultural dimensions‚ by Geert Hofstede‚ and the management principles‚ by Fayol‚ have something to do with each other‚ the more the cultural dimensions differ‚ the more the ranking of the management principles will differ in the compared countries. We will now try to find out if some of these principles are more linked to a certain
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approach‚ popularized by Henry Mintzberg of McGill University’ Essentially‚ his approach is to observe what managers actually do and from such observations come to conclusions as to what managerial activities (or roles) arc. Although many researchers have studied the actual work of managers—from CEOs to line supervisors—Mintzberg has given this approach higher visibility. After systematically studying the activities of five CEOs in a variety of organizations Mintzberg came to the conclusion that
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References: [1] Names of Pioneers of Classical Theory of Organization a. Frederick W. Taylor‚ The Principle of Scientific Management (New York: Harper)‚ 1911. b. Henri Fayol‚ General and Industrial Management‚ Translated by J. N. Conbrough (Geneva: International Management Institute)‚ 1929. c. Max Weber‚ The Theory of Social and Economic Organization‚ Translated by A. M. Henderson and Talcott Parsons (New York: Oxford
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Scientific Management - F.W.Taylor Scientific Management originated in the beginning of the 20th century‚ and Frederick W. Taylor was the primary contributor. Scientific Management was based on an idea of systematization where attempts were made to enhance the efficiency of procedures to best effect via scientific analyses and experiments. Taylor believed that it was possible to prescribe the processes that resulted in maximum output with a minimum input of energy and resources. Thus‚ Taylor’s
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