Theories of Administrative

Organization
GERRYCA ISABELLE T. MAAGAD
MPSM-1
Administrative Theory

- based on the concept of departmentalization

different activities to be performed for achieving the

common purpose of the organization should be identified
and be classified into different groups or departments.
Administrative Theory

HENRI FAYOL

• More emphasis should be laid on organizational management and

the human behavioral factor in the management.

• Focuses on how the management of the organization is structured

and how well the individuals are organized to accomplish their task.

• Focuses on improving the efficiency of the management.

Administrative Theory
Classical Theory
 Classical Theory

• Traditional model

• More emphasis on the organization rather

than the employees working therein.

• Organization is considered as a machine

and the human beings as different
components/ parts of the machine.

• Human beings are just considered as means

of production.
 Classical Theory
5 important Features of Classical Theory
(c) Standardization of roles,

1. The principal aim of the organization is productivity.

(d) Assignment of tasks and responsibilities,

2. It can be realized only by a formal organization structure.

(e) Hierarchy of authority,

3. The workers are like cogs in the machine; they have to be fitted
(f) Control through this hierarchy,
to the structure.
(g) Order and discipline and
4. The formal structure has to be based on:;
(h) Observance of a few other principles.
(a) Rules and regulations,
5. The workers are to be encouraged through monetary
(b) Divisions of labor and specialization,
incentives.
Bureaucracy Theory
 Bureaucratic Theory
- Related to the structure and administrative process of the
organization.

- It is an ideal model for management and its administration

to bring an organization's power structure into focus

What is Bureaucracy?

- Bureaucracy is an organizational structure that is characterized

by many rules, standardized processes, procedures and
requirements, number of desks, meticulous division of labor and
responsibility, clear hierarchies and professional, almost
impersonal interactions between employees
Bureaucratic Theory

Max Weber:

• Bureaucratic organization is the most

rational means to exercise a vital control
over the individual workers.

• Bureaucratic organization is one that has

a hierarchy of authority, specialized work
force, standardized principles, rules and
regulations, trained administrative
personnel.
Bureaucratic Theory
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