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Presented By:
Ravi Muchhal
Doon Business School
Ravi Muchhal (R) 2013-15 DBS PGDM 2013-15
CLASSICAL THEORY OF MANAGEMENT
Classical management theory is a branch of
management theory which evolved around the 19th
century. It was developed during the industrial
revolution when problems related to factory systems
began, to recognize the role that management plays in
an organization particularly focusing on the efficiency
of the work process.
Classical approach of management
professes the body of management thought based on
the belief that employees have only economical and
physical needs and that the social needs & needs for
job satisfaction either does not exist or are
unimportant.
Ravi Muchhal (R) 2013-15 DBS
Constituent Theories
1. Scientific Management Theory- This theory was propounded by Frederick
Winslow Taylor. Taylor believed that by analysing work in a scientific manner, it was
possible to find the one best way to perform a task. He felt that by organising work in
the most efficient way, the organisation's productivity would be increased, allowing
it to reward employees with additional remuneration, which Taylor argued was
employee's only motivation.