Classical Theories – Flashcards
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Exigency of Classical Theory
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1. Technological shifts 2. Changing network of the workplace (cottage industries to factories)
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3 Dominant Theories:
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1. Classical Management 2. Bureaucracy 3. Scientific Management
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Organizations as Machines
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1. Specializing (de-skilling) 2. Standardization 3. Predictability
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Machine metaphor for:
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workers, managers, and organizational goals
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Emerging Issues
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"an agreed amount of labor, but the power of labor over an agreed period of time."
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Management Control:
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1. Visible, tangible supervision (personal) 2. Rise of foremen and supervisors (growing gap) 3. Bureaucratic control to protect investments (impersonal)
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Theories:
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1.Fayols theory of Classical Management 2. Taylor's Theory of Scientific Management 3. Weber's Theory of Bureaucracy
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Fayol's Classical elements of management
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POCCC Planning, organizing, command, coordination, control
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Fayol's Principles of Classical Management
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SPRA: Structure, power, reward, attitude
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Fayol's principles of structure
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scalar chain unity of comment unity of direction division of labor order span of control
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Fayol's Principle of Power
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Centralization, authority, discipline
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Fayol's Principles of Reward
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Remuneration of personnel equity tenure stability
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Fayol's Principle of Attitude
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Subordination of Individual Goals initiative esprit de crops
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Fayol's Critiques
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little explanatory power very strict
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Weber's Theory of Bureaucracy
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"Ideal type" NOT prescriptive theoretical
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Bureaucracy:
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Hierarchy Division of labor centralized closed systems Rules and contingencies
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Bureaucracy functioning of authority:
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1. Traditional 2. Charismatic 3. Rational Legal
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Taylor's Theory of Scientific Management
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Prescriptive, focus on manager-employee relationships
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Taylors SM
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One best way to do a job (Time and Motion studies) proper selection of workers proper training of workers Managers & workers are inherently different
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Characteristics of Classical Communications
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Task, vertical (down), written, formal
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Taylor's Critiques
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1. Ignores human's needs 2. Disregard for non financial needs 3. Ignores social interaction 4. De-skilling & monotony
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What factors gave rise to classical theories
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Industrial revolution because mass production/moving assembly line
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Characteristics similar across 3 theories
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Hierarchy, sequential chain, no gray area, predictability, deskilling
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Metaphor of the organization?
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machine metaphor
