Management: a global perspective Session 10

Dr Robert Shaw School of International Trade and Economics Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Saturday 27 April 2013

Today
Let us talk about your email Email & Test 2 Revision: last week we did strategic management and Huawei

This week we begin Western Management Theory (which will be in Test 2)

Western management theory

We will follow an historical approach This topic will take several weeks
You had a glimpse of this in the lecture on Human Resource Management

Resources: Articles on y0ur course web page

Evolution of management theory

Historical context Technological advances (industrialisation) Wars Mobilisation of working people (unions, protests)

The development of purposes Efficient production Management and/or organisation of people Technological innovation Quality of life (in the workplace & society as a whole) Sustainability Of businesses Of government services Of society

Evolution of management theory

Alternative ways to describe the development/evolution of the theory
We consider some examples from various books and then produce our own

Why are there some many different classification of the stages of management theory?
Because they are not agreed on: What they should describe (ontological foundations) The purpose of the classification

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Evolution of management theory

Alternative ways to describe the development/evolution of the theory
We consider some examples from various books and then produce our own

Why are there some many different classification of the stages of management theory?
Because they are not agreed on: What they should describe (ontological foundations) The purpose of the classification

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Evolution of management theory

Alternative ways to describe the development/evolution of the theory
We consider some examples from various books and then produce our own

Why are there some many different classification of the stages of management theory?
Because they are not agreed on: What they should describe (ontological foundations) The purpose of the classification

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Evolution of management theory

Post Neo-liberal
Neo-liberal

Humanistic Scientific Classical

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Significance today
Post Neo-liberal Huawei & Maori examples, role of the State Neo-liberal common Humanistic marked legacy
Scientific marked legacy Classical foundation of organisational theories

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Task for the week

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Last week you had to find your proposition. Now you have to write the first draft of your reasons in support of your proposition. These are the main arguments why someone ought to do what you propose.
For three separate arguments: Write over 100 words and cite one academic source that supports what you write. (total 300 words and three sources). Write these in your docx file. Email to your professor.

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