Lecture The evolution of management thought (6e) - Chapter 1: A Prologue to the Past

Purpose of this study to trace the significant periods in the evolution of management thought from its earliest days to the present. In this chapter, we will address the following questions: What can be learned from the history of management? What can any of us learn from the past?

THE EVOLUTION

OF MANAGEMENT THOUGHT, 6TH

EDITION

Electronic Resource by:

Regina Greenwood and Julia Teahen

To trace the significant periods in the evolution of management thought from its earliest days to the present

Purpose of this Study

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Early Management Thought

Part One

A Prologue to the Past

Chapter One

What can any of us learn from the past?

What can be learned from the history of

management?

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What can we learn from reviewing the

history of management?

leadership

apply to the present

because our knowledge has been

broadened and deepened by an

understanding of the past

developing new ideas without

“reinventing the wheel.”

A Cultural Framework

people to resources

to other people

individual to the state

art and applied science of making tools and equipment

People, Management, and

Organizations

unit of analysis for the study of mankind, management, and organizations

to the formation of family and groups, a primitive hierarchy of organization

participating and cooperating with

others to achieve goals

Figure 1-1: People, management, & organizations

Persons may be designated to manage; sometimes groups can come to agreements and manage their efforts In either case, however, the activity of management must be present.

Management is essential to organized endeavors.

Management is the art of arranging physical and human resources toward purposeful ends.

Definition