Schools of Management

By aalay
  • 1234

    Classical Organization Theory

    Henri Fayol was the first to systematize managerial behavior. Division of Labor, Authority, Discipline, Unity of Command, Unity of Directions, Subordination of Individual Interest to the Common Good, Remuneration, Centralization, The Hierarchy, Order, Equity, Stability of Staff, Initiative, Espirit de Corps were the 14 fundamental principles of management.
  • 1243

    The Behavioral School

    Interest helping managers deal more effectively with the "people side" of their organizations.
  • 1531

    Machiavelli

    Created a book called "Discourses" and still shapes the management today. The principles set forth by him can be adapted by management to use.
  • 1531

    Sun Tzu

    Created a book called "The Art of War" and was used in competing business strategies to engage them.
  • Classical Organizational Theory School

    The need to find guidelines for managing such complex organizations as factories.
  • The Scientific Management School

    Arose in need to increase productivity and had a lack of skilled workers. The only way to increase productivity was to increase the efficiency of the workers.
  • Henry Ford

    His preference to managerial theory, a paradigm of much that was constructive and much that was imperfect. Started a motor company and built the Model T. He wanted to change the thought of rich being the only one to afford the Model T. The more Ford pushed his workers the more they wanted to quit creating Ford hiring tens time his workers he had now. He doubled wages to get the best possible workers and keep them completely. He created the development of Modern Management Theory.
  • Scientific Management Theory

    Created by Frederick W. Taylor, Lillian and Frank Gilbert, and Henry L. Gantt. They devised the body of principles in the theory. Taylor related his philosophy on four basic principles. The theory came about to increase productivity by raising the efficiency of the workers.