4. 2 Classical Management Theory ClassicalScientificSchool Focused on the manufacturing environment and individual’s work productivity and efficiency ClassicalAdministrativeSchool Emphasized the flow of information and how organizations should operate/functions of management ClassicalBureaucratic School Identified Organization as a system and management as a study of this system Emphasized the flow of information and how organizations should operate
5. Relationship Between Three Classical Theories Of Management Focuses on the individual worker’s productivity Focuses on the overall organizational system Focuses on the functions of management
6. 4 Lessons from Classical Scientific Thinkers Analyze everything Teach effective methods to others Constantly monitor workers Plan responsibly Control the work and the workers
29. Bureaucratic Management: Weber Max Weber (1864–1920) A German sociologist and historian who envisioned a system of management that would be based upon impersonal and rational behavior—the approach to management now referred to as “bureaucracy.” Division of labor Hierarchy of authority Rules and procedures Impersonality Employee selection and promotion
30. . Weber’s Forms of Authority Traditional authority Subordinate obedience based upon custom or tradition (e.g., kings, queens, chiefs). Charismatic authority Subordinates voluntarily comply with a leader because of his or her special personal qualities or abilities (e.g., Martin Luther King, Gandhi). Rational-legal authority Subordinate obedience based upon the position held by superiors within the organization (e.g., police officers, executives, supervisors).
31. Table 2.2 Weber’s Three Types of Authority Type Description TraditionalSubordinate obedience based upon custom or tradition Charismatic Subordinate obedience based upon special personal qualities associated with certain social reformers, political leaders, religious leaders, or organizational leaders Rational–legalSubordinate obedience based upon the position held by superiors within the organization