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Fayol's 14 Principles of Management
Essential to increasing the efficiency of the management process, writen by Henri Fayol. These principles have helped people better manage their companies. (Jones, p. 47) -
Fredrick W. Taylor
Fredrick W. Taylor was the Father of management. He wanted to find the "one best way to do a job." Taylor also operated under the sicentific management approach. He was one of the first people to study the behavior and performance of people at work. (Jones, p. 39) -
Max Weber
Developed the principles of bureaucracy, which is a system of organization and administration to ensure efficinency and effectivness. (Jones, p. 45) -
Mary Parker Follett
Serves as the Mother of management. She studied the way organizations behavr from individuals to group behavior and its impact on management. She conducted The Hawthorne Studies. (Jones, p.51) -
The Hawthorne Studies
The studies were to find how the workers did in different light settings but what they found was that the workers were much more productive when being watched. This shows when you observe workers, their work pattern will change and different than if they were not being observed. (Jones, p 52) -
The Great Depression
During the Great Depression, jobs were scarce and the jobs that were avilable were not safe or healthy. Childern were working in factories that were not safe and for much to long of hours, even for adults. -
Human Relations Movement
This movement came from the results of The Hawthrone Studies. The movement advocates that managers need to be behaviorly trained to deal with their workers to increase their productivity. (Jones, p.52) -
Civil Rights Act
This act helped African Americans and women in the US to be able to work without being discriminated upon. It was meant to shape the equality of the American workforce. (Akien, et al p.338) -
Occupational Saftey & Health Administration (OSHA)
This act signifies the management being responsible for the health and saftey of its workers. This act also upgraded how the workers would be treated and the conidtions they would have to work in daily. (Zasada, p.16) -
Confrence Communication
Confrence Commuincation made management more successful. Now management can speak over a intercom to all the workers or can have a meeting with someone across the world. New ways of communicating help businesses grow and help improve productivity. -
Americans with Disabilites Act (ADA)
The ADA keeps companies from refusing to hire, promote, or accommodate someone with any of various broadly defined disabilities could lead to litigation and compliance costs. This protects workers in the US. (Howard, p.65)