Chapter 2 Lecture #5 Classical Theories Flashcards
What was Fayol’s Classical Theory Called, and what was it focused on?
Administrative Theory, Managers 1916
What does it mean that Fayol’s theory was prescriptive?
It prescribed what management should do, not how to do it.
What were the elements to Fayol’s theory?
Planning, Organizing, Command, Coordination, Control
What is planning?
The first element of management, creating a plan of action for the future, determining the stages of the plan and technology necessary to implement it. should include, unity, continuity, flexibility and precision.
What is organizing?
The second step, once a plan of action is designed, managers need to provide everything necessary to carry it out, including raw materials, tools, capital and human resources.
What is command?
Managers have to start implementing their plan, understand the strengths and weaknesses of the personnel, eliminate incompetent workers,
What is Coordination?
Harmonizing all activities to facilitate organization success.
What is Control?
The final element of a management plan, it is the comparison of the activities of the personnel to the plan of action, it is the evaluation .
What is meant by the principles of management?
They show how manager should do their jobs
What is the Scalar Chain?
Fayol’s pyramid that shows the chain of command.
What type of communication is most important in the Scalar Chain?
Downward
What is the gang plank?
Also known as Fayol’s Bridge, its when it is necessary to communicate on the same level, horizontally. Only appropriate when not doing it would cause harm to the organization, and has to be pre-approved by management.
What is the Unity of Command? (Fayol)
Subordinates should receive orders from only one superior.
Makes it uniform and predictable.
What is the Division of Labor? (Fayol)
Each worker should have a limited number of tasks for which they are responsible.
What is Span of Control? (Fayol)
There should be a set number of supervise-es that any supervisor should handle
Lower level supervisors can have more supervise es as there is more energy for high level supervisors to deal with smart, higher people HA
What is Centralization? (Fayol)
Decisions and power lay at the top of the organization
What is Subordination of individual interests? (Fayol)
Individual should always think of the organization first.
Should subordinate themselves from the needs of organization, be committed, dedicated, your work family
What is esprit de corps? (Fayol)
Spirit of the community. All for one and one for all! Strength through union, keeping the collective together, everyone should put energy into this.
What was Weber’s Theory? What was its key?
A bureaucracy, RULES, ideal world, authority 1947
What was the focus of Weber’s Theory?
Aim to set out ideal organizational characteristics, what it would be in an ideal world.
What was Weber’s primary interest in authority?
Rational-Legal RULES.
What were the important tenets for bureaucracy?
They are closed systems, shut off inputs and outputs
Rules are central, so that everyone knows exactly what they should do in every situation
What was classical theory in general designed to do?
minimize misunderstandings
the worker no longer had to “think”
what is the effect on predictability?
What is the main direction of communication in classical theory?
Downward
What is the content of the communication in classical theory?
TASK they cared about efficiency.
