Autocratic managers like to make all the important decisions and closely supervise and control workers. Managers do not trust workers and simply give orders (one-way communication) that they expect to be obeyed. This approach derives from the views of Taylor as to how to motivate workers and relates to McGregor’s theory X view of workers. This approach has limitations but it can be effective in certain situations. For example when controlling a large number of low skilled workers and when quick decisions
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organisations brought about the Classical Theorists‚ who believed that management was a rational activity that could be studied‚ also known as scientific management. Along with Fayol‚ the other most well known Classical Theorists were Max Weber of Germany‚ and Frederick Taylor of the USA. However‚ as the years progressed‚ new theorists began to pay more attention to the personal needs of the employee‚ and they were labelled the Human Relations Theorists. The Human Relations Theorists included reputable names
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The aim of this paper is to critically analyze Durham’s theory in influencing the sociology of work. The paper shall uncover and explain Durkheim’s system theory and then analyze its relevance to sociology of work. Various examples of work places shall be included to add more clarity and to consolidate its arguments. The conclusion shall then sum up all the points that would have been discussed so as to come up with a standpoint. According to O’Donnell (1999) the sociology of work or industrial
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regulating. Formalization provides stable expectation‚ which is a precond ition to rationality. Selected schools The author related rational system perspectives to four schools of organizatio nal theories. Taylor’s Scientific Management (1911) Taylor Scientifically analyzed tasks performed by individual workers and disco vered the best procedure that would produce the maximum output with the minimu m input of resources. His attempts (to rationalize labor at level of the indiv idual worker )led
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Information sharing Team work Team work C L A S S I C A L O R G A N I Z AT I O N A L THEORY Merger of scientific management bureau cratic theory & administrative theory Reduce diversity Scientific management Fredrick Taylor Administrative management • Max Weber N E O C L A S S I C A L O R G A N I Z AT I O N A L THEORY Concentrate on answering questions related to the best way to motivate‚ structure and support employees Employee relationships Be more productive REFERENCES Bradley
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such as style of leadership‚ motivational factors‚ and the importance of informal relations. The classical theory of organization suffers superficiality‚ over simplification and lack of realism in terms of problems faced by competitive organizations. Taylor and theorists of scientific management over rated scientific methodology as a value free integrating force that could bring about total managerial revolution. However the present forces of organizational change facing open ended competitive challenges
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Sociology 3rd Ed. Blackwell Publishers Ltd.‚ Oxford Haralambos‚ M.‚ Holborn‚ M. (2004) Sociology Themes and Perspectives 6th Ed. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.‚ London O’Donnell‚ M. (1999) Introduction to Sociology 4th Ed. Thomas Nelson and Sons‚ London Taylor‚ P. (1998) Introduction to Sociology Causeway Press Ltd.‚ Bath Stanford.edu‚ [online]‚ available: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/comte/ (26/11/2010)
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approach is based on systematizing work processes to further develop the whole structure aiming at enhancing productivity. While working in Midvale steel company ‚ being promoted from a clerk in the grass-root level to general engineer‚ Frederick W. Taylor experienced that lack of efficient managerial methods hinder the improvement of productivity. So start from that point‚ he featured some managerial operations into test. At his time ‚ even thought some skill training were conducted to improve work
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DEFINITIONS OF MANAGEMENT BY VARIOUS MANAGEMENT AUTHORS Like most modern disciplines‚ contemporary management thought is an evolution of the dynamic process of human communications‚ experience and learning to which many eminent management authors have contributed. One such author‚ Henry Fayol (1841 – 1925)‚ known as the father of modern management‚ was Europe’s most distinguished management author and the first to develop a general theory of management. He maintained that management is “to forecast
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Throughout the 19th century Frederick Taylor‚ a mechanical engineer‚ was one of the pioneers of the organisational management approach to business. He was renowned for his theory of scientific management‚ which focused primarily on increasing the physical efficiency of the individual worker. “The principal object of management should be to secure the maximum prosperity for the employer‚ coupled with the maximum prosperity for each employee” (Fredrick Taylor‚ 1911‚ pg.09). One of Taylor’s most famous
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