ADM 1300 Lecture Notes - Total Quality Management, Theory X And Theory Y, Morale

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

Document Summary

Paul vallee, founder and executive chairman of pythian. What the paul has to say! (midterm exam) Company focus is on remote database services and consulting (it space) By the time he was 25, was on his 4th, business. Adam smith 1776 the wealth of nations. Develop the entire tasks into specific roles. How best we are going to improve the productivity. 10 workers = 48,000 pins 1 worker = 10 pins. Scientific management study of relationships between people and tasks to increase efficiency: f. w. One best way to do task ex: how much load should i use . Used $ as incentive ( the better/ harder you work, the better person you"ll be; the more you produce, the more you get paid) Problems: oversimplification, increased work pressures (time limit vs. quality control), no human element. Study of how to create organizational structure that leads to high efficiency and effectiveness. Henri fayol (4 functions of manager: planning, organization, leading, controlling)