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Scientific Management Perspective
-Developed by Frederick Taylor
-Four elements for the foundation that analyze workflows:
Organizational design
Training
Chains of Command
Division of Labor
-It is still used today to keep a steady flow of communication throughout the workplace and also increase productivity. -
Hawthorne Effect
-Developed by Elton Mayo
-Solved: Working conditions and attention to employees.
-Productivity was at its highest. This wasn't due to just a change in workplace, but just by the fact that someone was concerned for them.
http://www.economist.com/node/12510632
-Uses Today: Human Relations -
Bureaucracy
-Developed by Max Weber
-Problems solved: Always refer to the "formalized rules;" authority (Chain of command)
-Present Day Use: If a problem arises that you cannot fix yourself, go above you and keep going if need be.
-Employees can act creatively, but yet create a structure to go off of.
http://www.businessmate.org/Article.php?ArtikelId=30 -
Theory X, Theory Y
Theory X and Y Info-Developed by Douglas McGregor
-"The Human Side of Enterprise"
-"Management assumptions about workers"
(Fundamental of Organizational Communication:
Knowledge, Sensitivity, Skills, and Values)
-Theory X: Authoritarian style
-Theory Y: Participative style (Ideal)
http://www.businessballs.com/mcgregor.htm
-Solved: Which management styles work best
-Used Today: Offers ways to manage employees effectively
