2 - Why do we need management? Flashcards
what is management about?
guiding, directing, cooperating and coordinating people
where does management occur?
in a variety of organisational types, including the private and public sector
how many people do McDonalds employ?
1.9million
how many people do the NHS employ?
1.7 million
how many reasons are there for why people manage?
3
what are the three reasons why we manage?
-if you imagine a world without management
human nature to fight and will lead to the ruin of resources in which we hold
- because of what we can achieve if we work together
- 3 forms of organisation do not work well in solation so management is needed to balance them
what does the media show us about the need for management?
it portrays a good depiction of what we already think it will be like if there was no management systems in place, such as postapocolyptic worlds such as mad max and the road, fight for power
what did thomas hobbes in regards to a world without management (reason 1)?
(1651)
made the first consideration towards a world without management, he presented the idea that society would be a truly terrifying place
‘life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short, - idea that world without management would be preferable o human nature
who wrote the tragedy of the commons?
garrett hardin
what were garrett hardens overall ideas?
that we need management because if not we will fight over the finite resources that are available to all of us, human nature is that we always want more and to have the most (competition), always seek the next best thing
what is the tragedy of the commons?
common piece of land owned by nobody,
everyone has the right to use them, indidivudla use can lead to collective tragedy, need management to prevent this such as the antarctic treaty
why is can we achieve more if we work together?
- intuition
- increase production
- effective supply and demand
- quality of life increased
what was adam smiths idea (2)?
1776 (economist, philosopher and author)
if we increase management then production will increase, he saw that during the industrial revolution the management of labour and machines increased production, growth of nations is rooted in division of labour, ‘division of labour… one man can make 4,800 pins a day’ vs ‘workman’ not educated who makes one
what book did adam smith write?
wealth of nations 1776
why does technology need to be managed?
has allowed us to open up opportunities that we never had before such as international communication but without management technology does not do this on its own, the benefits cannot be reaped if it is not managed in a particular way
