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Download Solution PDFWhich of the following are the branches of the classical theory of management?
(A) Scientific Management Theory
(B) Administrative Theory
(C) Bureaucracy Theory
(D) Human resource Theory
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Classical Views – Classical Management Theory
- Scientific Management Theory:
- It is a management philosophy that was first introduced by Frederick Winslow Taylor in the late 1800s.
- It is based on the idea that there is always a scientific way to manage an organization i.e. using data and statistics to identify the most efficient way of conducting business.
- Taylor described his principles in order to make people understand how to choose the one best way to increase productivity.
- Scientific management is also known as “Taylorism.”
- Administrative management theory
- It is also one type of classical management theory and is a way to organize things in a systematic manner.
- The systematic way includes clearly defined tasks, division of labor and a hierarchical structure of the organizations.
- It was given by Henri Fayol
- Bureaucratic Management:
- Max Weber, a German scientist, defines bureaucracy as a highly structured, formalized, and also an impersonal organization.
- He also instituted the belief that an organization must have a defined hierarchical structure and clear rules, regulations, and lines of authority which govern it.
Therefore we can say that the correct answer is (A), (B) and (C) only.
Additional Information
There is no human resource theory.
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