Classical Organization Theory
As far back as the end of World War II, the field of public administration and management has had significant importance to American society. As early as the 1700s, there has been a deep interest in organizational behavior, human motivation and productivity. Rooted in the industrial revolution of the 1700s, Classical Organization Theory was the forerunner in the concept of organizational theory, the first of its kind. Classic Organization Theory was based primarily on the assumptions of how organizations worked or should work. The primary organizational assumptions were that economic goals and their accomplishment were the reasons that organizations existed; systematic, scientific inquiry was the one best …show more content…
Frederick was a mechanical engineer who as a foreman in the manufacturing industry, studied productivity as a means of measuring manufacturing and doubles the work of his men and creates systems to gain maximum efficiency from workers and machines in the factory. The key Scientific Management concepts: Scientific Job Analysis was used to determine “the one best way” to perform each job; Selection of Personnel, Management Cooperation and Functional Supervising (Shafritz, Jang, & Ott, 2011). Similar to Fayol, Frederick Taylor’s background was in manufacturing …show more content…
Weber’s ideal bureaucracy was defined as “a continuous system of authorized jobs maintained by regulations.” He described the concept as, “an ideal form of organizational structure.” Weber defined bureaucratic administration as the exercise of control on the basis of knowledge. The structure consisted of: Power – any relationship within which one person could impose his will, regardless of any resistance from the other; and Authority – existed when there was a belief in the legitimacy of that power (Shafritz, Jang, & Ott,
As far back as the end of World War II, the field of public administration and management has had significant importance to American society. As early as the 1700s, there has been a deep interest in organizational behavior, human motivation and productivity. Rooted in the industrial revolution of the 1700s, Classical Organization Theory was the forerunner in the concept of organizational theory, the first of its kind. Classic Organization Theory was based primarily on the assumptions of how organizations worked or should work. The primary organizational assumptions were that economic goals and their accomplishment were the reasons that organizations existed; systematic, scientific inquiry was the one best …show more content…
Frederick was a mechanical engineer who as a foreman in the manufacturing industry, studied productivity as a means of measuring manufacturing and doubles the work of his men and creates systems to gain maximum efficiency from workers and machines in the factory. The key Scientific Management concepts: Scientific Job Analysis was used to determine “the one best way” to perform each job; Selection of Personnel, Management Cooperation and Functional Supervising (Shafritz, Jang, & Ott, 2011). Similar to Fayol, Frederick Taylor’s background was in manufacturing …show more content…
Weber’s ideal bureaucracy was defined as “a continuous system of authorized jobs maintained by regulations.” He described the concept as, “an ideal form of organizational structure.” Weber defined bureaucratic administration as the exercise of control on the basis of knowledge. The structure consisted of: Power – any relationship within which one person could impose his will, regardless of any resistance from the other; and Authority – existed when there was a belief in the legitimacy of that power (Shafritz, Jang, & Ott,