Reflective paper comparing traditional and contemporary approaches of management

Reflective paper comparing
traditional and contemporary
approaches of management

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In the context to the what I have learned in the six weeks semester, I would like start
by what are the crucial point that I have got to know after attending these classes and
seminars. This module has helped me in identifying the role and tasks management within an
organization, what is the actual meaning of management pertaining to the management along
with the specialized areas of management like line, staff, project and entrepreneurs and on the
basis of the hierarchies it involves people who are doing work, supervisors, middle and senior
managers and the Board of Directors. Through this module I am able to clearly understand
the difference the between the various approaches to management from the classical to the
contemporary approaches of management. The classical models are mainly divided into the
rational goal models and the internal process models (Nicotera, 2019).
The rational goal model is basically referring to the response to the particular
problems in relation to organizing the production efficiently with the aim of improving the
productivity and attainment of the targets. As per the scientific management theory proposed
by the F.W. Taylor states about the usage of the bets scientific method for doing the job along
with the right person to do it. Proper training should be provided so that the workers follow
the defined procedures and should provide financial incentives (Zadnanova and Hraskova,
2017). This scientific method is being used by the organization which helps in increasing its
productivity and is still is being used in the modern world, for example, this approach is
being adopted by Henry Ford in his car factory based on which the idea of assembly was
being developed. While the internal process model works on achieving stability and the
organizational control. This is mainly focused on how organization is managed internally.
The Fayol model proposed about the five management activities and has further proposed the
14 principle of management that can be applied to all types of organization.
On making a comparison between the classical and the contingency approach I have
got an insight about the difference between the two. The classical models were having
specific requirements or condition while that the contingency approach is not fixed in nature
and keeps on changing. It varies based upon the different variables such as size of the
organization, technology, environment and the individuals. Thus, the appropriate business
structure and the management model is based on the particular circumstances along with the
nature of task and the environment in which the business is operating. Therefore, with the
help of these models the managers understand about the complexities of the today’s
organizations. This helps in identifying the right approach that bets fit the given situation and
enables the constructive things in respect to the alternatives available and the limitations of
the existing approaches. Therefore, in the present time mostly the businesses make use of the