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Relevance of Bureaucratic Management Theory in Modern Organizations

   

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Running head: MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTManagement and Organization in Global EnvironmentStudent NameUniversity nameAuthor Name
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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTExecutive SummaryThis report tries to explore various management theories from the 19th century and thererelevance in the current business world. The report is divided in three main parts where Taylor’sScientific Management Theory, Fayol’s Administrative Management Theory and Weber’sBureaucratic Management Theory have been discussed and analyzed. Every major analysis hasbeen supported with a subsection that tries to investigate these traditional theories’ relevance inmodern organizational practice in the global framework. By exploring the application of thetheories in organizational performance of various companies worldwide, the report tries toidentify their relevance and necessity. The final result highlights that many elements from thetheories are still being effectively used by many global companies in their organizationalpractice.
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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTTable of ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................3Findings from the Scientific management Theory by Taylor..........................................................3Relevance of Taylor’s Scientific Management Theory in modern world...................................4Findings from the Administrative Management Theory of Fayol...................................................5Relevance of Fayol’s Administrative Management Theory in modern world............................6Findings from Weber’s Bureaucratic theory of Management.........................................................7Relevance of Bureaucratic Management Theory in the modern world.......................................8Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................9Reference.......................................................................................................................................11
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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTIntroductionThe theories of Nineteenth and early Twentieth century are generally considered to beclassical theories related to organizational management. During 1930s and 40s the theories weredeveloped for progressing the human resources of the companies (Nhema, 2015). Howevermodern organizations see studying classical management theories to be waste of time but properresearch might indicate something different. The theories were developed after extensiveresearch and analysis; though the organizational structure has changes over the years but certainelements of the structure are ever present, so do certain elements from the traditionalmanagement theories. Findings from the Scientific management Theory by Taylor The scientific management theory develop by Frederick Taylor primarily focuses on thelabor force controlling in order to maximize the organizational productivity (Shafritz, Ott &Jang, 2015). In his time and motion study he observed the workers and measured how much theyare producing within how much time. The observation led him to believe that much of theresources are not being utilized properly and a scientific analysis is required in order to improvethe outcome. The principles of the management theory included incorporating science in theorganizational management, proper selection and effective training of the worker, equal divisionof responsibility between management and workers (Taylor, 1914). He implemented certainstrategies like assembly lines, standardization and dividing labor for improving mass production.The theory proved to be effective as it reduced the labor cost, removed unnecessary work and
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