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Management Theories

Understanding business organisations with reference to management theories - Unit Summary
The Management theorists of the past provide valuable insights into current business practices
The classical-scientific theorist’s main contribution was the use of the scientific method to determine the one best way of doing things. They:
Were particularly effective in increasing productivity in manufacturing businesses
Gave insights into the managerial functions of planning, organising and controlling
Put an emphasis on the division of labour and organised people to departments
Suggested a hierarchical pyramid structure to organise the business with small spans of control and a rigid chain of communication
Supported a leadership style that was highly autocratic
The behaviourists focused on human and organisational behaviour, relationships, motivation and cooperation (the scientific management theorists treated people as machines). They:
Looked at organisations in terms of group......


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