Classical and Contemporary Management

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15.11.2012
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Contents

Introduction...........................................................................................................................3
The Classical School of Management....................................................................................4
Strengths and weaknesses of classical management………………………………………..5
The Contemporary School of Management…………………………………………………7
Conclusion..............................................................................................................................9
References………………………………………………………………………………….10

Introduction
The world of managing people and processes continues to change dramatically. Managers are faced with the conflicting challenges of understanding and motivating an increasingly diverse workforce, being open and accountable to a wide variety of stakeholders, planning for the future in an increasingly changing environment and considering the ethical implications of decision-making. Nevertheless there is a basis of knowledge that was experienced in the years of production boom which is called classical theory of management.
In this paper I will describe them both and provide advantages and drawbacks of each.

The Classical School of Management
The classical school is the oldest formal school of management. Its begins to develop from the 20th century. The classical school of management generally concerns ways to manage work and organizations more efficiently. Three areas of study that can be grouped under the classical school are: scientific management, administrative management, and bureaucratic management.

The classical school of management has sought to define the essence of management in the form of universal fundamental functions. These, it was hoped, would form the cognitive basis for a set of relevant skills to be

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