INTRODUCTION
Classical Management Theory centers on the best way to perform and manage tasks, which lead to the development of two branches known as” classical scientific” and “classical administrative”. The classical scientific school is accredited to the works of Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915), who has been referred to as the Father of Modern Management and recognized as one of the first management theorists.
However, whilst the focus of scientific management was on increasing of production and the productivity of individual workers, advocates of the classical administrative school was also introduced. One of the earliest and well-known, contributors to the administrative school was Max Weber. Another important figure in the classical …show more content…
as the health organization. The bureaucracy here is defined as "a hierarchical division of staff who act on formal assignments" Gouldner (1954). This definition suggests five specific dimensions of bureaucracy namely (i) hierarchical structure (ii) nature of work and progress (iii) procedural devices (iv) decision making and (v) procedural bottlenecks have been considered in this order to understand the functioning of bureaucracy. These factors are particularly relevant to the understanding of bureaucratic functioning as the previous studies have indicated that the magnitude of these attributes varies from one organization to another (Hall, 1982; Peabody, 1962; Meyer, 1992). The functional complexities of any bureaucratic system largely depend upon the combination of these attributes (Bennis,1968). A health care delivery system is a system in which the services related to health care delivered to the target population. In Healthcare, higher-level officials do the planning, whilst the local staff does the …show more content…
A well‐defined hierarchy. All positions within a bureaucracy are structured in a way that permits the higher positions to supervise and control the lower positions
2. Division of labor and specialization. All responsibilities in an organization are specialized so that each employee has the necessary expertise to do a particular task.
3. Rules and regulations. Standard operating procedures govern all organizational activities to provide certainty and facilitate coordination.
4. Impersonal relationships between managers and employees. Managers should maintain an impersonal relationship with employees so that favoritism and personal partiality do not influence decisions.
5. Competence. Competence, not “who you know,” should be the basis for all decisions made in hiring, job assignments, and promotions in order to foster ability and merit as the primary characteristics of a bureaucratic
Classical Management Theory centers on the best way to perform and manage tasks, which lead to the development of two branches known as” classical scientific” and “classical administrative”. The classical scientific school is accredited to the works of Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915), who has been referred to as the Father of Modern Management and recognized as one of the first management theorists.
However, whilst the focus of scientific management was on increasing of production and the productivity of individual workers, advocates of the classical administrative school was also introduced. One of the earliest and well-known, contributors to the administrative school was Max Weber. Another important figure in the classical …show more content…
as the health organization. The bureaucracy here is defined as "a hierarchical division of staff who act on formal assignments" Gouldner (1954). This definition suggests five specific dimensions of bureaucracy namely (i) hierarchical structure (ii) nature of work and progress (iii) procedural devices (iv) decision making and (v) procedural bottlenecks have been considered in this order to understand the functioning of bureaucracy. These factors are particularly relevant to the understanding of bureaucratic functioning as the previous studies have indicated that the magnitude of these attributes varies from one organization to another (Hall, 1982; Peabody, 1962; Meyer, 1992). The functional complexities of any bureaucratic system largely depend upon the combination of these attributes (Bennis,1968). A health care delivery system is a system in which the services related to health care delivered to the target population. In Healthcare, higher-level officials do the planning, whilst the local staff does the …show more content…
A well‐defined hierarchy. All positions within a bureaucracy are structured in a way that permits the higher positions to supervise and control the lower positions
2. Division of labor and specialization. All responsibilities in an organization are specialized so that each employee has the necessary expertise to do a particular task.
3. Rules and regulations. Standard operating procedures govern all organizational activities to provide certainty and facilitate coordination.
4. Impersonal relationships between managers and employees. Managers should maintain an impersonal relationship with employees so that favoritism and personal partiality do not influence decisions.
5. Competence. Competence, not “who you know,” should be the basis for all decisions made in hiring, job assignments, and promotions in order to foster ability and merit as the primary characteristics of a bureaucratic