Analysis of the Classical and Contemporary Approaches to Management Overview
“Analysis of the Classical and Contemporary Approaches to Management Overview.” Prepared By: Katherine Hough Prepared For: John Little August 13, 2003 MBA 682 Table of Contents Introduction Of the Division of Labour What Is Scientific Management? Notes on the Theory of Organization The Human Side of Management Biblical Applications Conclusion “Management is the process of working with people and resources to accomplish organizational goals” (Bateman/Snell, 14). There are four functions of management: planning, organizing, leading and controlling. In order to be a good and successful manager, you should incorporate all four of the functions of management daily in your work life as well as your personal life. During this paper, I will compare and contrast management by using the classical and contemporary approaches. The classical approaches are systematic management, scientific management, administrative management, human relations, and bureaucracy. The contemporary approaches to management are quantitative management, organizational behavior, systems theory, and the contingency perspective. The four articles that I have chosen from Management & Organizational Behavior Classics on management overview are “Of the Division of Labour,” “What Is Scientific Management?,” “Notes on the Theory of Organization,” and “The Human side of management. ... Smith’s writing is classified as a systematic management, which is one of the classical approaches. Systematic management is defined as “the approach attempted to build specific procedures and processes into operations to ensure coordination of effort” (Bateman/Snell, 33). ... “What Is Scientific Management?” “Scientific management is defined as an approach that applied scientific methods to analyze and determine the “one best way” to complete production tasks” (Bateman/Snell, 33). In order for the scientific management method to work, there must be complete mental revolution by the manager’s as well as the employees (Matteson/Ivancevich, 13). ... There are four principle of scientific management that Taylor introduced: “First, management should develop a precise, scientific approach for each element of one’s work to replace general guidelines.