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Evolution of Management Thought: Part 1 Meeting The Challenges of The 21st Century
Evolution of Management Thought: Part 1 Meeting The Challenges of The 21st Century
Chapter
2
Evolution of
Management
Thought
Focuses on the
individual worker’s
productivity
Focuses on
the overall
organizational
Focuses on the system
functions of
management
Source: Based on Henri Fayol, General and Industrial Management, trans. Constana Storrs (London: Pittman & Sons, 1949).
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Bureaucratic Management
• Focuses on the overall organizational system.
• Bureaucratic management is based upon:
Firm rules
Policies and procedures
A fixed hierarchy
A clear division of labor
vs.
Classical Behavioral
Perspective Perspective
Focused on Acknowledged the
rational behavior importance of human
behavior