SCIENTIFIC, BUREAUCRACY. AND ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Henri Fayol (1841-1925)

- first to introduce the concept that management should be an orderly process of tasks and duty

- PLANNING was the most important

- his thesis provides the base for the theory called Functions of Management or Management Process

Frederick Taylor (1856-1915)

- often called the Father of Scientific Management

- broke down each task into segments that could be analyzed

- many concepts and principles can be traced to Taylor

Frank Gilbreth (1868-1924)
Lillian Gilbreth (1878-1972)

- perfected Taylor’s motion study method

- developed methods analysis

- performance standards such as those used in College of

American Pathologists (CAP) when it sponsored its workload units (WLU)

Mary Parker Follet (1868-1933)

- pointed out that management is essentially coordination

Lyndall Urwick (1891-1983)

- introduced the role of the management consultant

- attempted to classify and codify the work done on

management theories

Adam Smith (1723-1790)

- introduced the concept of specialization to

contemporary gurus such as Peter Drucker (1909) and

Tom Peters (1942)

- an understanding has developed of how companies

should be organized

Chester I. Barnard (1886-1961)
James D. Mooney (1884-1957)
Alan C. Reiley (1896-1947)

- made major contributions to the bureaucratic management of organizations

Elton Mayo (1880-1949)

- his efforts in the study of behaviormanagement between 1924-1932 at the Hawthorne Western Electric plant in Chicago

Douglas McGregor (1906-1964)

- developed assumptions about the basic nature of man

Rensis Likert (1903-1981)

- writings encouraged managers to be supportive in their relationships