Assignment 1

Abstract

This paper talks about the four questions asked for assignment one of MGT210. They go into the principles associated with Taylor, Fayol, and Weber, who are people that are known as the main contributors to the classical approaches of management. Taylor is known for scientific management. It stressed carefully choosing and training workers and supervisory support. Fayol started administrative principles using “rules” of management. Bureaucratic organization is how Weber learned to do management, which is based on an organizational structure that promotes efficiency and fairness. Each person has a different view on management, but they have some similarities. Contingency thinking is also discussed in this paper and how it might apply to management. Contingency thinking is how managers try to match problems and opportunities to different situations. Then the paper tells us why the external environment is so important in the open-systems view of organizations. The paper finishes off by distinguishing Theory X and Theory Y assumptions and why McGregor believed Theory Y was the better one of the two.

Assignment 1
Four questions were asked for assignment one of MGT210. The first question asks to identify principles associated with Taylor, Fayol, and Weber. The second question is to define contingency thinking and analyze how it might apply to management. The next question asks to evaluate why the external environment is so important in the open-system view of organizations. Then final question is to distinguish between Theory X and Theory Y assumptions and explain why McGregor favored Theory Y. These questions are to see if I understand the material given so far and if I can apply it.
Taylor, Fayol, and Weber
These three individuals are all known for their classical approaches to management. They all made prominent