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Module 08 – Evolution of Management Thought
Management
The process of
planning, organizing,
leading, and controlling
the work of organization
members and of using
available organizational
resources to reach
stated organizational
goals.
Coherent group of
assumptions put forth to
explain the relationship
between two or more
observable facts and to
provide sound basis for
predicting future events.
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Module 08-Evolution of management thought 10
Frank B. & Lillian M. Gilbreth
• Fatigue and motion studies -
upgrade performance, reduce
fatigue, raise worker morale
• Management concern for
workers
• Aim of scientific
management: to help workers
reach full potential as human
beings
Module 08-Evolution of management thought 11
Classical organization theory
An early attempt,
pioneered by Henri
Fayol, to identify
the principles and
skills that underlie
effective
management.
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