Schools of Management Thought

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  • Max Weber

    Argued that bureaucracy constitutes the most efficient and rational way in which one can organize the human activity and that systematic processes and organized hierarchies are necessary to maintain order, maximize efficiency, and eliminate favoritism.

  • Henri Fayol

    Developed the general theory of business administration that is often called Fayolism which consist of 14 principles.
    Division of work
    Discipline
    Unity of command
    Unity of direction
    Subornation of individual interest
    Remuneration
    The Degree of Centralization
    Scalar Chain
    Order
    Equity
    Stability of Tenure of Personnel
    Initiative
    Esprit de Corps

  • Mary Parker Follett

    she had a humanistic and socially just viewpoint on management structures and conflict resolution within organizations. She built on classical management principles to lay the foundation for much of the modern management theory ideas in use today.

  • Frederick W. Taylor

    Rested his philosophy on four basic principles:
    The development of a true science of management, so that the best method for performing each task could be determined.
    The scientific selection of workers, so that each worker would be given responsibility for the task for which he or she was best suited.
    The scientific education and development of the worker.
    The Intimate, friendly cooperation between management and labor.

  • Henry L. Gantt

    Worked with Taylor on several projects but went out on his own as a consulting industrial engineer. Created the Gantt chart in the 1910s.

  • The Hawthorne Experiments

    A type of reactivity in which individuals modify an aspect of their behavior in response to their awareness of being observed. Well-lit lighting increased productivity, as did a few other variables, such as having a clean workstation, allowing employees to build and work in teams, and having regular breaks. While these were the direct findings from the Hawthorne study, none of them were groundbreaking.

  • Chester I. Barnard

    introduces elements to classical theory. According to Barnard people come together in formal organizations to achieve ends they cannot achieve alone.

  • The systems approach

    A concept which views a company as an interconnected purposive system that consists of several business sections.

  • The contingency approach

    A management theory that suggests the most appropriate style of management is dependent on the context of the situation and that adopting a single, rigid style is inefficient in the long term.

  • Dynamic engagement approach.

    A challenge for us to see the organizations and the administration as an integral part of modern global society. TOTAL QUALITY. Adds a dynamic dimension to the administration, because the quality is also always a moving target.