Evolution of Management Theory and Practice

Evolution of
Management Theory
and Practice

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1
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INTRODUCTION
Management theory and practices are those which provides a clear and concise view of
the steps and the concepts which can applied by the management for effectively managing the
resources of the organisation. Application of such helps them in achieving the goals and
objectives. An organisation is organised into a specific structure which helps them in allocating
the roles and responsibilities among the employees and in managing a variety of resources. In
this report, the evolution of the various management theory and practice during industrialisation
and post industrialisation are considered. Apart from this the development of management
practice as a scientific discipline is also taken into consideration.
MAIN BODY
Industrial Revolution is related with the transition into the new processes which are
related with the manufacturing processes. The period of industrial revolution is considered to be
from late 1700's to early 1900's and in this period tremendous changes took place in the
companies which leads to their transformation. It was related with adoption of machines in the
process of manufacturings instead of hand production methods, increasing the use of power of
water and steam, improved mechanisation factory system with which the production can be
improved. With this the demand of the business and the people working in the organisation also
increases. For improving the efficiency of the businesses various theories and model were
developed by the theorists, analysts and psychologists. Prior to the industrial revolution the
conventional or customary ideas were used for managing the operations of the businesses and the
institution. At that time there was nothing like a concept of management due to which anyone in
the enterprise can handle the tasks of planning, coordinating, controlling, rewarding and
allocation of the resources (Calás and Smircich, 2019). At that time, only a few kind of
organisation existed who use to have the managerial practice such as the military, the church,
smattering trading company, agriculture endeavours, construction etc.
With the industrial revolution various faster and better technology and techniques were
introduced with which the efficiency of the companies can be improved. Due to this the means of
production changes and this increased the capacity of the organisations to manufacture the
goods. For this the requirement of the resources of the organisations increased which has an
impact on the ability to manage the tasks and the activities. To deal with them efficiently various