Reflective Paper on Management: Classical and Contemporary Approaches

Reflective paper
Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Identify major developments in the history of managerial thought including classical and
contemporary approaches............................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES:...............................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
It is important to note that management plays a vital role in an organisation. There are
various theories of management that must be followed by an organisation (Church and Alford,
2020). It is seen that the world is changing and there is need of changing the management
theories as well. So, in this report there is discussion related to traditional and contemporary
approaches of management. Along with that there is reflection of the lessons that are learned
from the feedback.
MAIN BODY
Identify major developments in the history of managerial thought including classical and
contemporary approaches
Management is the process of optimum utilisation of resources in such a manner that the
organisation is able to attain goals and objectives. Each and every company sets there own tasks
and works together to achieve success (Siegel and Leih, 2018). The functions of management
such as planning, organising, staffing, directing and controlling are followed by the organisation.
In the first stage all the plans are set the company wants to achieve in future. Afterwards a proper
structure is decided by the company and duties are delegated. Staffing is the process of hiring the
right person at right place. The higher authority individuals the provide direction to the
employees so that they can work. In the end controlling take place. In this function the company
identifies the gaps and work to fill the deviations. Along with that there are various departments
that work together with full cooperation in order to achieve goals and objectives successfully.
I have analysed that in traditional approaches the task was to work according to the
orders given by the superiors. The higher authority individuals work and take decision that is
followed by the company. It is seen that employees used to follow the orders that were given to
them and work in such a manner to achieve them. There were use of scientific principles or
rational goal model to achieve success (RAO, 2021). It is seen that those principles were
followed by the organisations in order to manage the work. There is discussion related to
classical theory of management and that I have understood that at hat time employees were
motivated by financial rewards and benefits. The employees were always given monetary reward
for the effective work that is being done by them. I have also analysed that human approach was
also given importance a that time. In the lecture there is discussion related to the theory. It is