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This 4-page paper defines classical management theory and discusses whether it's effective for today's organizations. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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was the supreme autocrat of the firm; the man who made all the orders, pushed the orders down the corporate chain, and expected they would be followed.
Classical managers were concerned with the design of the overall organization (in direct contrast to "Taylorist" managers whose concerns focused on the design and management
of the individual jobs and workers) (Morgan, 2006). Classical management theorists consisted of Henry Fayol of France, F.W. Mooney of the
United States and Lyndall Urwick of England - and all agreed that management is the process of planning, organization, coordination and control (Morgan, 2006). This, in turn, led to the
organizational hierarchy, consisting of specific lines of command and communication - in other words, the organization, or corporation, as a machine (Morgan, 2006). Principles of classical management include the following.
Singular command; in other words, employees should receive orders and directions from only one superior. Corporate/scalar
chain; a line of authority from superior to subordinate, by which the superior receives information from his or her superior, then passes it down the chain of command.
Span of control; in that the number of people reporting to one superior shouldnt be so large that problems of coordination and communication result.
Centralization of authority; decisions are made in one location, for the most part. Division of
work; managements goal is to achieve some degree of specialization to help the organization reach its goals. Subordination of the individual interest of
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