ADM 1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Shopify, Liquor Control Board Of Ontario, The Takeaway

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Administration
• Course: ADM 1300
• Professor: Archibald

Document Summary

Objective: learn from the past to make management, managers and organizations more effective and efficient today. Adam smith: innovator of systemization (breaking down all the tasks down into systems) Through that, and through his work in 1776 called the wealth of nations, he started to look at the concept called the division of labour. Have an entire process, break it down into tasks, and individuals are responsible and can thus specialize in those tasks. Creates efficiency and effectiveness (doing the right things and doing things right) Productivity (maximum output for the least amount of inputs) = 48,00 pins vs 1 worker = 10 pins. Led to scientific management (start of defining duties and responsibilities) Scientific management: study of relationships between people and tasks to increase efficiency. Roles people have, the tasks they need to perform. Wanted to know the best process in order to accomplish a particular task.