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Fredrick Taylor was born
Fredrick Taylor was born March 20 1856 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Taylor was an American inventor and engineer. He is known as the father of scientific management Taylor lived until March 21 1915 "Frederick W. Taylor." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2013. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/584820/Frederick-W-Taylor. -
Max Weber
Max Weber was born in 1864. He developed the principles of bureaucracy, authority, rules, standard operating procedures, and norms. These principles were designed to ensure efficiency and effectiveness
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Administrative Management Theory
It's defined as: The study of how to create an organizational structure and control system that leads to high efficiency and effectiveness. The two men that had the biggest impact on Administrative Management were Max Weber and Henri Fayol Jones, G. R., & George, J. M. (2014). Contemporary -
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Scientific Management Theory
By 1910 Taylor's system of Scientific Management is nationally known and was practiced by managers in different industries . Scientific Management is known as the systematic study between people and tasks for the purpose of redesigning the work process to increase efficiency. Jones, G. R., & George, J. M. (2014). Contemporary Management (8th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. -
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie, superintendent of the railroad, had a unique approach to management. He increased work hours as well as how many days per week they worked. As his works became more skilled he continued to pay them the minimum wage. He paid no attention to safety conditions. And yet, the company was prosperous and profitable.
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The Gilbreths
In the summer of 1903 Frank Gilberth met his future wife and business partner, Lillian Moller for the first time. This husband wife team is known for the work they did to refine Taylor’s analysis of work movements as well as their contributions to time-and-motion study.
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Behavioral Managment Theory
It's defined as: The study of how to managers should behave to motivate employees and encourage them to perform at higher levels and be committed to achievement of organizational goals. Jones, G. R., & George, J. M. (2014). Contemporary Management -
Henri Fayol
Henri Fayol, the CEO of Comambault Minning, came up with 14 principles that he believed were essential to increase the efficiency of management. The principles are as follow; 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 interest’s to the common interest, esprit de corps
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World War I
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Mother of Managment
Mary Parker Follett also known as the mother of management. Follett was well educated woman. In 1924 Follett published her book, Creative Experience. The book is said to be one of the most influential management texts of the twentieth century. Prior to Follett’s work the primary management theory was the scientific management theory.
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Invention of the weekend
Henry Ford doubled the wages in his factory and decreased the work week from 6 days to 5. In doing so Ford noticed an immediately boost in productivity along the assembly line. These changes also helped build a sense of company pride & loyalty among Ford's workers. History.com. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-factory-workers-get-40-hour-week -
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The Great Depression
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Hawthorne Effect
The result of a study at the Western Electric Company between 1924 and 1932 determined that a work environment and a managers behavioral and leadership approach can have an effect on the productivity of workers Jones, G. R., & George, J. M. (2014). Contemporary Management (8th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. -
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Managment Science Theory
The different branches of Management Science Theory are:
Quantitative Measuring
Operations Management
Total Quality Management
Management Information Systems Jones, G. R., & George, J. M. (2014). Contemporary Management (8th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. -
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World War II
American industrial production doubled in size. During the war American industry produced nearly 2/3 of all allied military equipment
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Maslow's Hierarchy of needs
Abraham Maslow was a psychologist who studied the theory of motivation. He determined that everyone has 5 basic needs that must be met. From a management aspect Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs is important for understanding how to motivate or what motivates employees.
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Organizational Environment Theory
Organizational Environment Theory is defined as, the set of forces and conditions that operate beyond an organization’s boundaries but affect a manager’s ability to acquire and utilize resources.
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Total Quality Management
W. Edwards Deming & Joseph Juran are said to have inspired the theory of Total Quality Management. This theory focuses on the customer, employee involvement in a situation and continuous improvement. Deming, William Edwards. (2006). In Encyclopedia of the History of American Management. Retrieved from http://www3.uwsuper.edu:2593/entry/contham/deming_william_edwards -
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Vietnam War
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Open Systems View
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Theory X
Douglas Mcgregor conducted studies after World War II and found that managers have two assumptions about how people work these are Theory X and Theory Y. Theory X assumed that the people are inherently lazy and must be threatened to insure they put forth adequate effort toward achieving the organizational goals.
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Theory Y
Douglas Mcgregor conducted studies after world war II and found that managers have two assumptions about how people work these Theory X and Theory Y.Theory Y on the other hand assumes that with the proper conditions people as willing to work as they are to play or rest. The average human's intellectual potentials are only partially utilized.
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Equal Pay Act
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 took effect June 10th. Its purpose is to prohibit gender based wage discrimination between men and women who hold same or similar job positions that have the same skill set required. EEOC. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/epa.cfm -
OSHA
OSHA the Occupational Safety and Health Act was signed by President Richard M. Nixon December of 1970.
