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As We Advanced From The 20Th Century To The 21St Century

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As we advanced from the 20th century to the 21st century many of our ideas, outlooks, and information we knew about the world changed and progressed greatly. This is also true for how we as a civilization viewed management, progressed and continued to progress in bettering our management practices. This book analyzes old and new assumptions of management practices along with the reality that comes with the new strategies. The author also describes that as we go through these changes a leader that knows how to work with change is important to have to get passed the many information challenges. Drucker then describes that as the organizations change it is important that individuals within the organization also change to help reach maximum …show more content…

Since the discipline behind management is always changing so are the assumptions that come with it. Drucker First lists 7 old assumptions of management, which are:
1. Management Is Business Management
2. There is – or there must be- one right organization structure.
3. There is – or there must be- one right way to manage people.
4. Technologies, markets and end-users are given
5. Management’s scope is legally defined.
6. Management is internally focused.
7. The economy as defined by national boundaries is the ecology of enterprise and management.

Ducker goes on to explain that the first three assumptions are related to the discipline of management while the last 4 are related to the practice of management itself. He also points out that these assumptions might have been helpful back then but are actually hurting us now. "They are now so far removed from actual reality that they are becoming obstacles to the Theory and even more serious obstacles to the Practice of Management. Indeed, reality is fast becoming the very opposite of what these assumptions claim it to be" (Drucker). Drucker then goes on to explain his 8 new management assumptions related to the discipline of management, which are:
1. Management is not only for profit-making businesses.
2. There is not only one right organization.
3. There is not one right way to manage people.
4. Technologies and End-Users

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