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Historical Background of Management Management in history Catholic Church Roman Empire Adam Smith-The Wealth of Nations in 1776 advocated

the division of labor Industrial Revolution Substituted machine power for human labor Created large organizations in need of management Division of Labor started (industrial revolution) started in England Availablity of raw materials Shipping availability Large orginazations Scientific Management Fredrick Winslow Taylor Father of Scientific Management Published : Principles of Scientific Management (1911) Sought One Best Way work technique Max Weber Weber's Ideal Bureaucracy Division of Labor Authority Hierarchy Formal Selection Formal Rules and Regulations Impersonality Career Orientation (Chain of command) The Hawthorne Studies Productivity Experiments around 1930 Experimental findings Productivity unexpectedly increased research conclusion Human element and interaction with researchers helped keep output high Principles of Management History Isolated Large Organizations Division of Labor (Adam smith) Father of Scientific Management (Fredrick Taylor) Max Weber's Ideal Bureaucracy Hawthorne Studies ( human element )

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