Historical Progression of Management

  • Bureaucratic Management Theory

    Bureaucratic Management Theory
    Designed to administer large-scale and systematic coordination between many people working at different levels to achieve a common goal
  • Fred Taylor's "Scientific Management" Theory

    Fred Taylor's "Scientific Management" Theory
    In order to increase efficiency, managers began selecting workers with specific skills for a job, instead of picking any able-bodied person, to work. The managers provide proper training and supervision before 'setting the workers off on their own enabling the managers to ensure that the job gets done properly and efficiently
  • Introduction of Assembly Line

    Introduction of Assembly Line
    Henry Ford introduced the assembly line. It allowed managers to be able to supervise each employee as they perform their designated role. As machines were doing more work, fewer employees were needed, so fewer managers were needed to supervise.
  • Principles of Administrative Management Theory

    Principles of Administrative Management Theory
    Administrative Management theory attempts to find a rational way to design an organization as a whole
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    Human Relations Theory

    The Behavioral Sciences helped managers and theorists understand how to increase productivity by ditching the primary focus on organization over their workers
  • Total Quality Management

    Total Quality Management
    The continual process of detecting and reducing or eliminating errors in manufacturing, and the continuous effort by management and employees to ensure long term customer satisfaction and customer loyalty
  • Hierarchy of Needs

    Hierarchy of Needs
    Attempt to increase employee motivation by modifying organizational and managerial practices to increase the likelihood that employees will meet all levels of needs
  • Theory X

    Theory X
    Those who are likely to limit the scope of contribution from their people, rely on explicit control and close supervision and find their colleagues untrustworthy
  • Theory Y

    Theory Y
    Emphasized the importance of Autonomy in the workplace
  • Theory Z

    Theory Z
    Focused on increasing employee loyalty by providing a 'job for life' with a strong focus on the well-being of the employee