EVOLUTION OF MANAGEMENT

EVOLUTION OF MANAGEMENT

1. BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT

   • the need to account for employees behavior and motivation
   • leadership style used by management to focus on workers needs for work satisfaction and good working conditions
   • workers seen as an asset o the company as this makes them feel important and increases productivity

2. MODERN MANAGEMENT APPROACH

   • involves integrating theories
   • includes the process approach, contingency approach and strategic management approach

3. QUANTITATIVE MANAGEMENT

   • analytical and numeric techniques into management methods are incorporated
   • specific formulas create info that is gathered and provides answers to management questions
   • science management - mathematical models and statistics for management decision making
   • operations management- applies management science methods to improve the timing of delivery and steam line production processes

4. CLASSICAL MANAGEMENT THEORY

   • creating multiple levels of workers to improve productivity
   • low level workers managed by high level workers (employees-supervisors-managers)
   • employees and managers should not allow friendliness and personal iteractions
   • rules must be followed (hiring and firing must relate to skills and abilities