GMS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Mary Parker Follett, Henri Fayol, Scientific Management

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Horatio Morgan

Document Summary

Chapter 2 management learning: past and present. 5000 bc: the magnificent pyramids in egypt reflect exceptional organization and administrative skills. 3000 bc: sumerian priests maintained written records of business transactions and management practices in the city of ur, babylon (now iraq) The organizational and administrative skills of the early egyptians are impressive. So too are the record keeping skills of the sumerian priests. But: management as a science and the rise of professional managers are recent developments (1900 - present) 3 branches of the classical approach to management are _____: behaviourism, rationalism, and self actualization, scientific management, administrative principles, and bureaucratic organization, authoritarian, permissive, and homeostatic. Underlying assumption behind the classical approach to management. People will rationally consider all available opportunities and thoughtfully weigh their associated benefits against their costs. They will do whatever is necessary to achieve the greatest personal economic gain. A key driver behind the development of management as a science: