Get premium membership and access questions with answers, video lessons as well as revision papers.
Management according to Mary Parker Follet refers to the art of making things done through people. From the above definition, managers can achieve organizational goals by organizing tasks for others to perform.
The following are the theories of management:
Behavioural management theory
Classical management theory.
Quantitative management theory.
Contemporary management theory.
Scientific management theory.
Behavioural management theory - Recognises the employees of an organization as people or individuals with human needs. Mary Parker Follet,Chester Bernard are among the people who came up with this theories. For example Mary Parker Folllet recognizes the importance of an individual and that no individual could become a whole person except a member of a group. Chester Bernard came up with certain theories or organization behavior, he said that the people come together in formal organizations to achieve things they cannot achieve working alone.
From this theory, managers can use it to organize tasks for all the employees in the organization and that employees have to work together to achieve the organization's goals.
Classical management theory - It finds the best way to accomplish and manage a task. It came up as a result of the need to find the guidelines for managing complex organizations. For example factories. Henry Fayol is referred to as the father of classical organization theory because he was the first one to systemize managerial behaviour. He believed that management wasn't personal talent but a skill like any other hence it can be taught or learned. His model of management approach can be used by managers today by applying the following in their organizations:
Division of labour,Remuneration, equity and discipline.
Quantitative management theory - Focuses on the measurement techniques and concepts relevant to management. It sought to find better ways of solving problems in organizations. For example in military, for managing troops movement and arm production.
Contemporary management theory - Is the recent perspective of management. This are still evolving theories. They include : contingency theory, system theory among others.
Scientific management theory - It was developed in the early days to determine how tasks would be designed to maximize the output per employee. The aims at expending. Productivity by increasing the efficiency of employees. Managers can use the concept of this theory in their organizations to ensure that capabilities of each employee is maximized to increase the output.
Kchris answered the question on November 9, 2018 at 13:42
- State the circumstances under which hire purchase may be used(Solved)
State the circumstances under which hire purchase may be used.
Date posted: November 8, 2018. Answers (1)
- Managers are born not made. Discuss(Solved)
Managers are born not made. Discuss
Date posted: November 6, 2018. Answers (1)
- Highlight 4 possible effects of a positive change in the consumers preference for a good(Solved)
Highlight 4 possible effects of a positive change in the consumers preference for a good.
Date posted: November 5, 2018. Answers (1)
- Explain benefits enjoyed by a company embracing total quality management(Solved)
Explain benefits enjoyed by a company embracing total quality management.
Date posted: November 4, 2018. Answers (1)
- Outline the role of market mechanism of land and environment as a natural resource.(Solved)
Outline the role of market mechanism of land and environment as a natural resource.
Date posted: November 2, 2018. Answers (1)
- Identify four reasons why touch screen communication devices are overwhelmingly dominating today's market.(Solved)
Identify four reasons why touch screen communication devices are overwhelmingly dominating today's market.
Date posted: November 1, 2018. Answers (1)
- State four reasons why direct production is common in Kenya(Solved)
State four reasons why direct production is common in Kenya.
Date posted: October 31, 2018. Answers (1)
- Highlight 4 possible consequences arise due to poor arrangement of goods in a warehouse(Solved)
Highlight 4 possible consequences arise due to poor arrangement of goods in a warehouse
Date posted: October 29, 2018. Answers (1)
- Discuss four approaches to establishing the total marketing communication budget.(Solved)
Discuss four approaches to establishing the total marketing communication budget.
Date posted: October 29, 2018. Answers (1)
- The objective of the marketing message could be to seek any of three desired responses. Discuss.(Solved)
The objective of the marketing message could be to seek any of three desired responses. Discuss.
Date posted: October 29, 2018. Answers (1)
- Explain the nine elements of the marketing communication process.(Solved)
Explain the nine elements of the marketing communication process.
Date posted: October 29, 2018. Answers (2)
- Mention four circumstances under which a firm can use competitive advertising(Solved)
Mention four circumstances under which a firm can use competitive advertising.
Date posted: October 27, 2018. Answers (1)
- Identify four possible causes of structural unemployment(Solved)
Identify four possible causes of structural unemployment.
Date posted: October 27, 2018. Answers (1)
- Highlight four features of postal orders. (Solved)
Highlight four features of postal orders.
Date posted: October 27, 2018. Answers (1)
- Highlight five types of documents that may be used in process of receiving materials into the warehouse
(Solved)
Highlight five types of documents that may be used in process of receiving materials into the warehouse
Date posted: October 24, 2018. Answers (1)
- Explain the basic theories of business(Solved)
Explain the basic theories of business.
Date posted: October 21, 2018. Answers (1)
- Outline reasons why a country may opt to protectionism(Solved)
Outline reasons why a country may opt to protectionism.
Date posted: October 18, 2018. Answers (1)
- What are the characteristics of a visionary entrepreneur?(Solved)
What are the characteristics of a visionary entrepreneur?
Date posted: October 7, 2018. Answers (1)
- Account for price rigidity in oligopoly market structure(Solved)
Account for price rigidity in oligopoly market structure.
Date posted: September 27, 2018. Answers (1)
- Explain why most countries rely on extractive level of production(Solved)
Explain why most countries rely on extractive level of production.
Date posted: September 24, 2018. Answers (1)