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Crop Rotation
It was a new pattern of alternating crops in fields to provide better yields, more diversity, and was able to support more livestock. -
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Agricultural Revoltuion
A period of time where the field of agriculture progressed tremendously with the inventions of items like the cotton gin or the McCormick Reaper, and even the idea of Crop rotations. It led to the industrial revolution which sparked the ideas of management. -
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The Industrial Revolution
The time period where management was first implemented. People worked in factories where a mass of people worked in the same place. People needed to maximize work by managing people. So the Industrial Revolution introduced management. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin, which easily separated seeds from cotton fibers, further increasing production speed. -
McCormick Reaper
Cyrus McCormick was a mechanical horse drawn invention to harvest crops very quickly. -
Scientific Management
This a theory to improve efficiency by assigning job specializations, bureaucracy, and collecting data on jobs to maximize production. -
Assembly Line
A concept in the Industrial Revolution that first utilized the idea of job specializations. Each worker created a different product that would be combined into a bigger one. Each item would be as identical as it can be. -
Hierarchy of Needs
Maslow came up with the idea that some needs take precedence over others. It helps manager know what needs to keep in mind. -
The Hawthorne Effect
The Hawthorne Effect was disclosed in 1950 that employees perform better if they have more attention from their managers -
Theory X and Y
Theory X assumes people dislike work, have little ambition, and don't take responsibility. Theory Y gives people freedom to take the initiative in management, letting managers make mistakes and grow. They assume that people can be motivated and takes things into their own hands. -
Contingency Theory
When managers makes decisions, they must take in all aspects of the situation and react accordingly. -
Transformational Leadership
The style of leadership where managers work with subordinates and the leader identify needed changes and builds trust with the workers. Which leads to more energetic and loyal workers. -
Transformational Leadership
It is the approach to leadership by causing changes in people and societies. The leader works with the subordinates to identify what needs to change. It is the most popular form of leadership. It was invented by James and expanded upon by Bernard Bass. -
Theory Z
It focuses on increasing loyalty with jobs for life and a strong focus on the employees. It combines American and Japanese management.
