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THE MANAGEMENT THEORIES

Management practices that have down to us are the products of the different theories and principles that were formulated by theorists and practitioners from all over the world across the centuries that have passed. This paper attempts to present the different theories of management that have become dominant through the different periods of historical background of management.

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THE MANAGEMENT THEORIES Management practices that have down to us are the products of the different theories and principles that were formulated by theorists and practitioners from all over the world across the centuries that have passed. This paper attempts to present the different theories of management that have become dominant through the different periods of historical background of management.

1) Historical Background and Context of Theories

a) Classical Theories

Scientific Management
In the early years of the 20th century, manufacturing using machines emerged as the growing economic activity. With this growing trend, productivity using man-operated machines was the main concern. However, in spite of the development of machines, work productivity was inefficient, which led Frederick Taylor, the father of scientific management, to investigate, conduct experiments on time and motion, and search for the “one best way” for each specific job to be done. He wanted ...





... and capitalize on technology to bridge distance, time zones and cultural barriers.

f) Motivating

Motivating employees is diverse activity at various levels using various models.

g) Controlling

In today’s organization, the basic control issue is how to beat distance, time zones, differences and cultural factors to address control issues on operations management, productivity, and quality. It will be noted that technology and information systems are now incorporated as control tools.
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