Classical Management Theory

The Classical Management approach emerged from...

• World War I

• French Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• Renaissance

What is one of the emerging issues caused by the Industrial Revolution?

• People working alongside machinery

• Not enough people to work at the factories

• Lack of money to employ new workforce

• People moving from cities to country side

Who coined the term Bureaucracy?

• Frederick Taylor

• Adam Smith

• Henri Fayol

• Max Weber

Who is the father of the Scientific Management?

• Frederick Taylor

• Adam Smith

• Henri Fayol

• Max Weber

Who do we thank for Administrative Science?

• Frederick Taylor

• Adam Smith

• Henri Fayol

• Max Weber

Who study the big picture of Management?

• Frederick Taylor

• Henri Fayol

• Max Weber

Who study micro Management?

• Frederick Taylor

• Henri Fayol

• Max Weber

Who study managerial Management?

• Frederick Taylor

• Henri Fayol

• Max Weber

A characteristic of scientific management

• Organizations should look like the government and legal system.

• Systematic principles to train managers.

• Popularized “Time and Motion” studies.

• Standardized guidelines for hiring and firing.

A characteristic of Administrative Science

• Systematic principles to train managers.

• One “right way” for every task.

• A Legal-Rational approach.

• Not traditional family-based leadership.