The Evolution of Management Thought and the Patterns of Management Analysis
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The Evolution of Management Thought and the Patterns of Management Analysis
Introduction
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively. Management comprises planning, organizing, staffing, leading or directing, and controlling an organization (a group of one or more people or entities) or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal. Resourcing encompasses the deployment and manipulation of human resources, financial resources, technological resources, and natural resources.
Because organizations can be viewed as systems, management can also be defined as human action, including design, to facilitate the production of useful outcomes from a system. This view opens the opportunity to 'manage ' oneself, a pre-requisite to attempting to manage others.
Despite the inexactness and relative crudity of management theory and science, the development thought on management dates back to the days when people first attempted to accomplish goals by working together in groups. Although modern operational management theory dates primarily from the early twentieth century, there was serious thinking and theorizing about managing many years before. Let us first focus on the evolution of management thought, major contributors are noted.
Characteristics of Management
Management is a managerial process: Management is a process and not merely a body of individuals. Those who perform this process are called managers. The managers exercise leadership by assuming authority and direct others to act within the organisation. Management process involves planning, organising, directing and unifying human efforts for the accomplishment of given tasks.
Management is a social process- Management takes place through people. The importance of human factor in management cannot be ignored. A manager 's job is to get
The Evolution of Management Thought and the Patterns of Management Analysis
Introduction
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively. Management comprises planning, organizing, staffing, leading or directing, and controlling an organization (a group of one or more people or entities) or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal. Resourcing encompasses the deployment and manipulation of human resources, financial resources, technological resources, and natural resources.
Because organizations can be viewed as systems, management can also be defined as human action, including design, to facilitate the production of useful outcomes from a system. This view opens the opportunity to 'manage ' oneself, a pre-requisite to attempting to manage others.
Despite the inexactness and relative crudity of management theory and science, the development thought on management dates back to the days when people first attempted to accomplish goals by working together in groups. Although modern operational management theory dates primarily from the early twentieth century, there was serious thinking and theorizing about managing many years before. Let us first focus on the evolution of management thought, major contributors are noted.
Characteristics of Management
Management is a managerial process: Management is a process and not merely a body of individuals. Those who perform this process are called managers. The managers exercise leadership by assuming authority and direct others to act within the organisation. Management process involves planning, organising, directing and unifying human efforts for the accomplishment of given tasks.
Management is a social process- Management takes place through people. The importance of human factor in management cannot be ignored. A manager 's job is to get
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