MODERN MANAGEMENT THEORIES AND PRACTICES By Dr. Yasin Olum Lecturer Department of Political Science and Public Administration Makerere University Contact Address: Makerere University Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Political Science and Public Administration P. O. Box 7062 KAMPALA-Uganda Tel.(Off.): 041-531499 Tel.(Mobile): 077454019 Fax: 041-534181 E-Mail: yolum@ss.mak.ac.ug Being a paper presented at the 15th East African Central Banking Course, held on 12th
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chapter 2 Understanding Management’s Context: Constraints and Challenges Let’s Get Real: Meet the Manager Dana Robbins-Murray Account Director Caliber Group Tucson, AZ You’ll be hearing more from this real manager throughout the chapter. MY JOB: I am an account director for Caliber Group, a full-service marketing/PR firm. My main responsibility is to work with our clients to determine what type of marketing or public relations they need to create better brand awareness and increase
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Organization as machine – this imagery from our industrial past continues to cast a long shadow over the way we think about management today. It isn’t the only deeply-held and rarely examined notion that affects how organizations are run. Managers still assume that stability is the normal state of affairs and change is the unusual state (a point I particularly challenge in The End of Competitive Advantage). Organizations still emphasize exploitation of existing advantages, driving a short-term orientation
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F.W. Taylor contributed a number of principles and features of management thought that adhered to his new concept of approaching management thought scientifically. He was one of the founders of management thought theory and is considered the father of scientific management. His ideas were developed and used for decades after the concept was created. • Principles of scientific management. Taylor believed that scientific management consists of a philosophy that results in a combination of four main
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new coordination and control methods. From this step evolution of modern management has started and as a result classical approach was established. This approach implied three specific areas: scientific management, bureaucracy organizations and administrative principles. Frederick Winslow Taylor suggested that low productivity which restrained economical development was caused by bad organization of labor and lack of scientifically-proved norms and standards. Moreover, decision-making must be based
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Individuals who direct the activities of others in organisations. Functions of Management ( Fayol): • Planning, Organising, Leading, Controlling The Functions Approach • In the functions approach proposed by French industrialist Henri Fayol (1916), all managers perform four management activities • These activities are relevant to all managers, in all fields and industries • Originally Fayol proposed five functions/activities – plan, organise, command, coordinate and control Management
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Management Theories and Philosophies 1. INTRODUCTION According to (Gomez et al, 2008) Management was first start arise in 18th century during the industrial revolution in America and Europe. Earlier the economies of both America and Europe depend more in primary sectors which started agriculture, mining activities and forestry. The growth of these primary sectors leads raises the awareness of entrepreneurs to invest in new factories since the market or trade expand together with development in technology
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Greek bakers in the Italian Bakery, Boston Rodney Everts | From apprentice - master baker - foreman, with 20 years of struggle. Was forced on the old management as part of a racial-equality ruling; endured the daily coldness of the old Greeks, but made his way up through sheer determination and merit. | The change of management was a release; the new national company was less racist in character, and welcomed the technological changes in the bakery | Welcomed most
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Management Theory Learning Objectives 1. Describe how the need to increase organizational efficiency and effectiveness has guided the evolution of management theory. 2. Explain the principle of job specialization and division of labour, and tell why the study of person–task relationships is central to the pursuit of increased efficiency. 3. Identify the principles of administration and organization that underlie effective organizations. 4. Trace the changes that have occurred in theories about how
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Fundamentals of Management General Introduction..........................................................................................................3 An Introduction to Management .......................................................................................4 Kinds of Managers ...........................................................................................................4 Levels of Management...........................................................................
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