resisted time-study procedures that attempt to standardize every as pect of their performance. 2) Workers rejected incentive system requiring them to perform continuously at a peak level of efficiency. Fayol’s Administrative Theory (1916) Fayol emphasized management functions
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well-known early writers on management: Henri Fayol[->4] FW Taylor[->5] Max Weber[->6] Definition of management: Management takes place within a structured organisational setting with prescribed roles. It is directed towards the achievement of aims and objectives through influencing the efforts of others. Classical management theory · Emphasis on structure · Prescriptive about ’what is good for the firm’ · Practical manager (except Weber‚ sociologist) Henri Fayol (1841 - 1925)‚ France 1.Division of work|Reduces
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1. Introduction It is fortunately for this generation manager because they have more than century’s management theory and thought to retrospect. Although modern management theory dates primarily from the early twentieth century‚ there was serious thinking and theorizing about managing many years before. Throughout many different contributions of writers and practitioners have resulted different approaches to management‚ resulting in a kind of management theory jungle and help them to face the challenge
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Indiscipline lies in non-cooperation‚ and non-cooperation is the result of the faulty attitudes and behavior of the management or the leaders in the organization. | The statement that “discipline is what the leaders make it” is the observation of Henry Fayol on faults and lapses. Even where indiscipline results form the faulty attitudes and behavior of the subordinates‚ the responsibility lies with the management because it provides the leaders to guide the subordinates. The common causes of indiscipline
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E-ISSN 2281-4612 ISSN 2281-3993 Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies MCSER Publishing‚ Rome-Italy Vol 3 No 5 July 2014 Business Process Reengineering in Organizational Performance in Nigerian Banking Sector Eke‚ Gift Juliet Adaku Ngozi Achilike Niger Delta University‚ Wilberforce Island‚ Bayelsa State‚ Nigeria Doi:10.5901/ajis.2014.v3n5p113 Abstract In this study‚ discussion which is an offshoot of the statement of the objectives‚ review of empirical studies and the theoretical framework
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THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES The Premodern Era Organized activities and management have existed for thousands of years‚ for example‚ the construction of the Egyptian pyramids and the Great Wall of China. Michelangelo‚ the genius artist of the Renaissance era‚ was a manager himself. In order to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and other great things‚ he personally selected his workers‚ trained them‚ and assigned them to one or more teams‚ and he kept detailed
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1. The common feature in every organization is- a. people b. a formal hierarchy c. offices d. high salaries for top personnel 2. Human Resource departments are- a. line departments b. authority departments c. service departments d. functional departments 3.Human resource professionals- a. should follow a business- like approach b. realize that line managers share their point of view c. insist on the
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Organizational structure refers to the way that an organization arranges people and jobs so that its work can be performed and its goals can be met. When a work group is very small and face-to-face communication is frequent‚ formal structure may be unnecessary‚ but in a larger organization decisions have to be made about the delegation of various tasks. Thus‚ procedures are established that assign responsibilities for various functions. It is these decisions that determine
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CHAPTER ONE PRINCIPLES OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT AND ITS BASIC FUNCTIONS For any organization‚ staff or men power is the most valuable asset.. In the modern age where computers and information technology have brought revolutionary changes in the progress and performance‚ human resource factor’s importance has become imperative. Many years ago large organizations had no separate department for staff matters and Personnel & Admin Department was doing the job. But recently
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Identify and Analyse Skills‚ Knowledge and Aptitudes Needed for Effective Management within the Cultural Sector Introduction The cultural sector is one of the most important industry in the world today. It has become a part of economy growth in many countries‚ having involvement from various creativity areas such as arts‚ advertising‚ media‚ design‚ and etc. Horkheimer and Adorno (2002) originally used the term cultural industries to refer to industrially produced commercial entertainment:
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