history of io Flashcards
time when a feudal system existed
pre-psychology
developed foundations for many modern management concepts
the politics of aristotle
each one having different expertise in their own fields
ex: construction workers
specialization of labor
refers to the existence of a hierarchy of authority
delegation of authority
each department has different cultures
departmentalization
- the decision-making that occurs in the organization
- every department has its power to decide on its own
decentralization
one person decides for all
centralization
the concept of leaders being selected or changed; changes in the roster of leadership
leadership selection
types of constitution: aim for the common good
true constitutions
types of constitution: aim for the wellbeing only of a certain part of the population
perverted constitutions
types of constitution: royalty aristocracy, and constitutional government
true constitutions
types of constitution: tyranny, oligarchy, democracy
perverted constitutions
types of constitution: royalty and tyranny
government of one
types of constitution: aristocracy and oligarchy
government of a few
types of constitution: constitutional government or democracy
government of many
social and economic groups that allowed craftsmen, merchants, and artisans to come together and provide protection and assistance to one another
guilds
- wrote the prince 1527
- offered practical advice for developing authoritarian structures within organizations
niccolo machiavelli
giving authority and leadership that happens in an organization
authoritarian
advocated strong centralized leadership as a means for bringing order to the chaos created by man
thomas hobbes
helped established the pattern for organizations through the 19th century; there is only one ruler or boss
autocratic rule
it should not be just autocratic but the subordinates and people under the leader help each other
participatory management
outlined the philosophical justification that advocates participatory management in his argument that leadership is granted by the governed
john locke
wrote the social contract in 1762 in which he supported locke’s position, participatory management
jean jacques rousseau
man is prone to be in frequent competition with his fellow men while also becoming increasingly dependent on them
degenerate phase of society
through his writing of the wealth of nations in 1776, he revolutionized economic and organizational thought by suggesting the use of centralization of labor and equipment in factories, division of specialized labor, and management of specialization in factories
adam smith
is considered adam smith’s magnum opus and the first modern work of economics
the wealth of nations
the father of modern economics and capitalism
adam smith
one of the most influential thinkers in the field of economics today
adam smith
established the first school of professional management at the university of pennsylvania in 1881
joseph wharton
in 1903, prior to the formation of io psych, he gave a presidential address to the APA in which he encouraged psychologists to study concrete activities and functions as they appear in everyday life
william lowe bryan
the term industrial psychology was first used in his speech
william lowe bryan
one of the first applied psychologists and first to apply the principles of psychology to motivation and productivity
walter dill scott
in 1911, walter dill scott published two more books
- influencing men in business
- increasing human efficiency in business
father of industrial psychology
hugo munsterberg
pioneer of the application of psychological findings from laboratory experiments to practical matters
hugo munsterberg
hugo munsterberg wrote two books
- vocation and learning (1912)
- psychology and industrial efficiency (1913)
in 1911, he cautioned managers to be concerned with all questions of the mind like fatigue, monotony, interest, learning, work satisfaction and rewards
hugo munsterberg
father of scientific management
frederick w. taylor
one of the intellectual leaders of efficiency movement; he was highly influential in the progressive era
frederick w. taylor
frederick w. taylor wrote the following books
- shop management (1909)
- the principles of scientific management (1911)
scientific management is also referred to as _____
taylorism
focus of scientific management
analyzing and synthesizing workflows
main objective of scientific management
the improvement of economic efficiency, especially labor productivity
themes still important parts of industrial engineering and management today
- analysis
- synthesis
- logic
- rationality
- empiricism
- work ethic
- efficiency and elimination of waste
- standardization of best practices
- disdain for tradition preserved merely for its own sake or to protect the social status of particular workers with particular skill sets
- the transformation of craft production into mass production
- knowledge transfer between workers and from workers into tools, processes, and documentation
helped taylor to develop speed and feed calculating slide rules
carl g. barth
developed the gantt chart
H.L gantt
a visual aid for scheduling tasks and displaying the flow of work
gantt chart
introduced psychology to management studies; the mother of modern management
lilian gillbreth
discovered scientific management; developing time and motion studies independently of taylor
frank gillbreth
one of the first american universities to offer a graduate degree in business management in 1908; bases its first year curriculum on taylor’s scientific management
harvard university
as dean of dartmouth’s amos tuck school of administration and finance, promoted the teaching of scientific management
harlow s. person
professor of accounting at the university of chicago and founder of the consulting firm bearing his name advocated budgets as means of assuring accountability and of measuring performance
james o. mckinsey
why did world war I took place
because of the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand of austria