“Theory X and Theory Y” of Douglas McGregor : McGregor‚ in his book “The Human side of Enterprise” states that people inside the organization can be managed in two ways. The first is basically negative‚ which falls under the category X and the other is basically positive‚ which falls under the category Y. After viewing the way in which the manager dealt with employees‚ McGregor concluded that a manager’s view of the nature of human beings is based on a certain grouping of assumptions and that he
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Introduction The current management theory and practices did not pop out of thin air‚ they evolved over many years. The evolution of management thought is not clearly understood‚ but many tried to defined management in different ways starting from the early days. Even before the term management came to be realized it concepts was applicable in most part of the world; in the ancient world the ideas or concepts of sound organizational structure‚ the concepts management is group activity and other concepts
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replaced Paravel car manufacturers. This essay will include a study of Henri Fayol’s five key managerial elements in order to display whether it is essential to plan‚ organize‚ direct and control followed by practical examples drawn from the highlighted case study. Fayol’s career began as a mining engineer and then moved into research geology and in 1888 joined‚ Comambault as Director. The company was in difficulty but Fayol turned the operation round. On retirement he published his work - a
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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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chief executive officers ‚ managing directors . Role of this peoples is to establish policies ‚ strategies co-ordinate activities and guide peoples. Managerial skill : Skill can be defined as an ability to translate knowledge into actions. Henri fayol has define three managerial skill seems to be necessary in managers. Three types of skills are needed by managers‚ 1. Human relation skills‚ 2. Conceptual skills‚ 3. Technical skills. Human skill : Human relation
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the tools of the management and as tools they are part of the organization’s system and is expected to perform accordingly to their function. There are various classifications of classical approach Henri Fayol’s Theory‚ Max Weber’s Theory‚ Frederick Taylor’s Theory‚ and Pure Classical Theory. Henri Fayol’s theory proposes that management consists of planning‚ commanding‚ coordinating‚ controlling and organizing. He states that power relationships are formed within this structure and led by a reward
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established authors such as Lurrie J. Mullins‚ Ernest Dale‚ Gerald A Cole‚ all echoed the view that there is no generally accepted definition of management considering the various theoretical approaches on which management germinated. For example Henri Fayol (1961) cited in (Gerald A Cole‚ Management theory and Practice) defined management as to manage is to for cast and plan‚ to organize‚ to command‚ to coordinate and to control. Another definition by Terry and Rue cited in (Ernest Dale‚ Management:
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html [2006‚ April 6th] 8. Davidson. P.‚ and Griffin. R. W. (2000) Management Australia in a Global Context‚ John Wiley & Sons Australia‚ Ltd. 9. Business.Com. (2006) Management Theory of Henri Fayol‚ [Online] Available: http://www.business.com/directory/management/management_theory/classical_and_scientific/fayol%2C_henri/ [2006‚ April 6th]
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obstacles. * Scientific management (the Gilbreths) * Motion study * Science of reducing a job or task to its basic physical motions. * Eliminating wasted motions improves performance. * Administrative principles (Henri Fayol) — rules of management: * Foresight — to complete a plan of action for the future. * Organization — to provide and mobilize resources to implement the plan. * Command — to lead‚ select‚ and evaluate workers to get the best work
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many different theories to accomplish his difficult task. Classical Management assumes that people are rational. They make logical decisions in order to maximize their gain. Classical Management includes the Administrative Principles of Henri Fayol. Joe utilized Henri ’s rules
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