by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
[cite] Back to: Business Management What are Managerial Skills? The work of Taylor left open room for determining what skills or abilities a manager should possess to successfully carry out the functions they employ. Theorist Robert L. Katz (1933-2010), is known for...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
[cite] Back to: Business Management What are the Roles of Managers? Taylor laid the groundwork for understanding the general functions of the manager. Henry Mintzberg, in his text The Nature of Managerial Work (1973), built upon the P-O-L-C model by identifying the...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
[cite] Back to: Business Management What is the Bureaucracy Theory of Management? The Bureaucracy Theory of management is attributed to management theorist Max Weber (1864 – 1920). When Taylor and other theorists explored individual efficiency, Weber looked at...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
[cite] Back to: Business Management What is the Process School or Administrative Theory of Management? The Administrative Theory of Management was first generalized by Henri Fayol (1841-1925) with his work and publications, Fayols 14 Principles of Management (1888)...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
[cite] Back to: Business Management What is Scientific Theory of Management? The scientific theory of management focuses on individual efficiency and productivity. The father of this theory is Fredrick Winslow Taylor (1890-1940), from his text Principles of Scientific...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
[cite] Back to: Business Management Approaches to Management Theory In this article, we introduce the various historical and contemporary approaches to management theory. These approaches demonstrate the evolution of the understanding of the functions, role, skills,...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
[cite] Back to: Business Management How does a Manager Delegate Authority? The delegation of authority is the process whereby a manager assigns to her direct reports the authority and accountability for the completion of work. Though the manager retains a level of...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
[cite] Back to: Business Management How is the Power or Authority of a Manager Measured? The authority of a manager is generally measured by the: Degree of control (power) exercised, and The number of individuals and resources subject to control. A managers power is...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
[cite] Back to: Business Management What is Organizational Effectiveness? Organizational efficiency concerns how well an organization carries out its tasks. It generally measures and balances the time it takes for completion and the costs to the organization....
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
[cite] Back to: Business Management What is an Organization? An organization is a group of two or more individuals and the coordinated allocation of resources around a common goal or objective. The elements that distinguish an organization from a loose association of...
