Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
Historical Background of
Management
Ancient Management
Egypt (pyramids), India (Qutub Minar and Taj Mahal) and China
(Great Wall)
Adam Smith
Published The Wealth of Nations in 1776
Industrial Revolution
Substituted machine power for human labor
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Major Approaches to
Management
Classical
Quantitative
Behavioral
Contemporary
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Scientific Management
Fredrick Winslow Taylor
The father of scientific management
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The Gilbreths
Frank and Lillian Gilbreth refined Taylors
methods.
Made
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Quantitative Approach to
Management
Quantitative Approach (or Management
Science)
The use of quantitative techniques to improve
decision making
Behavioral Approach
Organizational Behavior (OB)
The study of the actions of people at work
Early OB Advocates
Robert Owen
Hugo Munsterberg
Mary Parker Follett
Chester Barnard
Contemporary Approach
SYSTEMS THEORY
System Defined
A set of interrelated and interdependent parts
arranged in a manner that produces a unified whole.
Open systems
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