Sunday, March 1, 2009

Mention the different schools of management. Discuss the contributions of the human behaviors schools.

There are mainly three schools of Management Thoughts
  • Classical consisting of Taylor, Foyal and Weber
  • Human Relationship Movements consists of Elton Mayo, McGregor, Maslow
  • Modern Approches consisting of Quantative Approach or Operation Research, System Approach and Contigency Approach

Contributions of Elton Mayo

  • A Business system is a social system in addition to being a technical system
  • Improved working conditions and productivity are correlated
  • Worker output is determined by peer group
  • Money has a limit as a motivating factor
  • The informal groups is dominant unit in any organization

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