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Leadership and management
Classical theories of management
3.1 Classical theories
The classical approach to management emphasises the technical and economic
aspects of organisations. It assumes that behaviour in organisations is rational and
logical.
3.2 Scientific management (Taylor)
Objective of management is to secure the maximum prosperity for both employer and
employee:
one best approach to the job, using work study methods
once employees were trained in the best approach then payment should be
based on piece-rate (believed money to be a motivator)
well-trained employees delivered high productivity
win:win for both employee and organisation.
3.3 Administrative management (Fayol)
Fayol's approach was to view problems from the managerial aspects and to
specifically analyse the work of management, stressing that most management
features had universal application.
As well as the 5 main functions of management (already covered), Fayol also
proposed 14 principles of management.
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