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Bureaucratic and Administrative theory Assignment

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Bureaucratic and Administrative theory Assignment

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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1Critically explain benefits/ shortfalls of these theories...............................................................1Application of theories in the contemporary world....................................................................2Analysis of theories.....................................................................................................................3How theories benefits the stakeholder and workplace environment...........................................3CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4REFERANCES................................................................................................................................5
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INTRODUCTIONThis analysis is conducted to examine the foundational theory of management in contextof multidisciplinary business. Scientific management theory was developed by F.W. Taylor atthe end of 19th century and it was applied at beginning of 20th century. Bureaucratic theory wasintroduced by a German Sociologist and Political economist, Max Weber. According to him, thistheory focus on strictly implementation of rules and regulation as well as hierarchy system inorder to achieve maximum efficiency (Thompson, 2017). Bureaucratic theory was veryinsightful because it consider organization as a part of broader society. Max Weber's bureaucraticmanagement theory includes six principles such as task specialisation, hierarchical of authority,formal selection, rules and requirements, impersonal, career orientation. Administrative theory ofmanagement was introduced by a scientist Henri Fayol. This theory is based on 14 principles ofmanagement that serve as a guideline for decision making and management actions. Theseprinciples are consider as a statements that are based on fundamental truth. Hanri Fayol hasestablished 14 principles of this theory such as division of work, authority and responsibility,discipline, Unity of command, unity of direction, subordination of individual interest,remuneration, centralization, scalar chain, order, equity, stability of tenure of personnel,initiative, esprit de corps. Bureaucratic theory of management is useful in maintaining,controlling as well as adjusting management process when ever necessary. These 14 principles ofadministrative theory are very helpful in planning, management forecasting, decision making aswell as controlling organizational activities. MAIN BODYCritically explain benefits/ shortfalls of these theories.Benefits and shortfalls of Bureaucratic theory is mention below. Benefits: Bureaucratic theory is facilitates specialisation advantage by providingspecialized task to each and every member. It has created a proper structure which helps inassigning duties and responsibility easily as well as creating reporting relationship withinorganization (Dalton, 2017). This is very helpful in dealing with complex situations as it ensurestability by predictability as well as structural framework. Shortfalls: This theory is very rigid and inflexible as it includes many rules andregulations. Strict rules discourages creativity and initiative which can be major reason for task1
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