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Scientific Management
Fredrick Taylor times the workers at the Midvale Steel Company. He said the future in managemnt looks bright. He stated, "In the past man was first. In the future the system will be first. (Clark,2004) -
Rise of the Machines
The principles of scientific management was published by Frerick Winslow Taylor. This book created "Taylorism", which was the first modern management craze. (Tanz, 2003) -
Mass-Production Manufacturing
Henry Ford revolutinized the car industry and pioneered the development of mass-production manufacturing. (PBS, 1998) -
The Hawthorne Studies
Behavorial assumptions of scientific management were first questioned by Elton Mayo. These studies proved that human factors were generally more beneficial then physical conditions while trying to motivate employees. (Clark, 2004) -
Academy of Management
Academy of Management was founded on December, 28 1936. The proffessors who were involved were charles L. Jamison andWilliam N. Mitchell. ( AOM, 2015) -
Organization Development
Kurt Lewin, a social scientist, started a research center for group dynamics at M.I.T. He had a theory that learning is best done when there is a conflict between two seperate experiences in the work plave. (Ziv, 2001) -
Hierarchy of Needs
Maslow's Hierachy of Needs theory is published in his book. This showed how to gain employees committment. (Clark, 2004) -
Leadership Management
The Practice of Management was written by Drucker. This introduced the five basic roles of management. (Clark, 2004) -
The Open-systems Theory developed
The open-systems theory was a system that takes in resources from its external enviorment and converts them into goods and services that are sent back to that enviorment. ( Jones and George, 2014) -
Hygiene and Motivational Factors
Certain factors were made by Frederick Herzberg, which were similar to the Hierarchy of Needs. These factors were different because they were more related to work. (Clark, 2004) -
Theory X and Theory Y
Douglas McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y influenced the design and implementation of personal policies and practices. (Clark, 2004) -
Contingency Theory
This theory was created by Tom Burns and G.M. Staker. Burns and Stalker believed " there is no one best ay to organize."
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Management Grid
Robert Blake and Jane Mouton develop a management model that relates different management styles and relations. (Ziv, 2011) -
Excellence
Tom Peters presents on a topic that leads to " in Search of Excellence". Peters expands the growth of the "Management Guru Business." (Clark, 2004) -
Five Forces
Michea Porte found a way to measure ones cmpetitvenss. Hes five forces included Supplier power, competive rivalry, threat of substitution, threat of a new entry, and buyer power. (Grant, 2010) -
Six Sigma
Six Sigma is a metric, a methodology, and a management system. It was developed to improve quality so that the number of defects becomes few. (O'Farrell, 2015) -
Chaos Theory
This was a scientific principle describing the unpredictability of systems. Systems became chaotic, generating energy, without know what direction it will go. (Mason, 2015) -
Learning Organization
The Learning Organization wa established so that an organization can shape its own future. It can be a school, business, or a government agency. (Clark,2004) -
Ethics
CEO Aaron Feverstein spent millions of dollars attemptting to keep all workers on payroll after the Malden Mill burned to the ground. (Clark, 2004) -
SWOT Analysis
SWOT was created so that one is able to determine teir companies strengths, weaknesses, opportunties, and threats. ( Friesner, 2014)
