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Frederick W. Taylor
An American engineer who helped the industrial efficiency. He is considerate to be one of the first management consultants. Taylor was also one of the leaders of the Efficiency Movement. (Net MBA, 2010). -
Bureaucracy - Max Weber
Weber believed that the position in the company should be awarded by the result of skill and not social status. Also that everybody should have a clear and specified responsibility with a organized structure moved by hierachically.(Jones & George, 2003, p. 45-46). -
Henry Ford
Ford was the founder of Ford Motor Company and also one of the responsible for the development of the assembly line process. He developed the first automobile that many people were able to afford; changing the world by converting the automobile from an expensive and rare to a affordable good. (Jones & George, 2003, p. 41). -
Assembly Line
The manufacturing process which the goods move from work station to work station where parts are added into it until the final good is produced. This process alows the manufacturing of the good to be more organized and be able to reach its final form in a cheaper and faster manner. -
Scientific Management
It was developed by Frederick Taylor and because of that it is also called Taylorism. Its main objective its to improve labor productivety. (Net MBA, 2010). -
Human Relations
The idea of having the supervisor or superiors having the trainment required in order to get the best from his/her employees. (Jones & George, 2003, p. 52). -
Henri Fayol
Responsible for coming with a new way of management, which he divided into 14 principles: division of labor, authority and responsibility, unity of command, line of authority, centralization, unity of direction, equity, order, initiative, discipline, remuneration of personnel, stability of tenure of personnel, subordination of individual interests to the common interest, and spirit de corps. (Jones & George, 2003, p. 46). -
Hawthorne Effect
It refers to a experiment to see if the workers either improve or change their work behaviour in response to a change on the environment. The "Hawthorne effect" study implies that the process of having research conducted and the increased attention from such could lead to temporary increases in productivity. (Jones & George, 2003, p. 52). -
Mary Parker Follett
Follett was an American social worker and a pioneer in the area of organization theory and behaviour. Also knows as the "mother" of Scientific Management, Follett brought new thoughs about negotiation, power, and employee participation. (Jones & George, 2003, p. 51). -
HP
Hewlett-Packard, also known as HP has provided the world with many tech products, like computers. Another positive aspect that HP brought in favor to Management, was the enforcement of having long-team employees. Even though they would have to pay more in order to keep them, in the end it was profitable due the experience of the employees. (Jones & George, 2003, p. 54-55). -
Wandering Management
At technique used at Hewlett and Packard by its owners, Bill Hewlett and David Packard, where they would go around the company and talk with their managers and employees. This would create a better environment between boss and employees, with an informal environment, which increased the pleasure of the employees in working. -
Mc Donald's
Mc Donald's is a fast franchise famous in the entire world. (Kowitt, 2011). Mc Donald's was on of the first franchises in the world to occupied territories in the entire globe. It is also considered one of the main symbols of the captalism and globalization. (Rothbort, 2012). -
Labor Unions
A big step for the workers. Together they have more power and are able to fight for their rights and for what they believe. (Mishel & Walters, 2003). -
Theory X
Theory X was created by McGregor, which means that workers won't work to their full capacity if there isn't someone supervising them. (Jones & George, 2003, p. 53). -
Theory Y
Theory Y is some way the opposite of Theory X. It states that workers will work better if they have freedom and competition inside the company. Also it creates a better environment inside work with less authority and more equality between workers. (Jones & George, 2003, p. 54). -
Contingency Theory
Contingency theory claims that there is no best way to organize a corporation, to lead a company, or to make decisions. Instead, the optimal course of action is dependent upon the situation that the corporation is facing. A contingent leader effectively applies their own style of leadership to the right situation. (Jones & George, 2003, p. 57-58). -
First Personal Computer
Personal Computers put Management into a whole different level. Besides the factor of accelerating the process inside work, now the workers had new tools like: spreedcheat, word documents, internet access, and an easier/faster way to communicate with others. -
Steve Jobs - Apple Inc.
Jobs was an American entrepreneur and inventor, who was the co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. He was a pioneer of the personal computer revolution and oversay products like: iPhone, iPad, and iPod. (All about Steve Jobs, 2014). -
Internet
Changed the whole world. Internet brought people closer in a faster way. It also allows people to communicate, have reseach access, share and store files, and have transmition through midia and via phone. Many people, nowdays, make money off internet mostly from publicity; however it can also provide entertainment and education. -
Google
Google is an international company with online services and softwares. Google revolutionized the online service by providing the entire world with the best reserach program for free.