Managing an organization comes in a variety of methods, but effective management is determining the best method of management for the company. There is not one management style that is the best as there are multiple variables to considering when deciding how to best manage the company. The style of management can also change to best fit the need of the company.
In this paper, I will be examine the management approach my organizations takes, comparing and contrasting it to one of the historical approach. Additionally, I will analyze this approach to determine how effective the management style is.
The approach my organization takes to management is a hierarchical approach where the chain of command starts at the top and filters down. The lower down the chain of command goes the less power and decision making a person has. There are also more employees in the non-decision making positions vs. the executive decision making positions. For example, at the top there is one person who oversees the company known as the president. Below the president are two upper management positions. From these two positions, the company is split in half. One upper management oversees and manages the external components of the business. The other upper management oversees and manages the internal components of the business. Within each of the internal and external aspects of the company, there are departments based on the functions of the company. This is also known as a functional structure
Management as a concept was developed in the last 100 years partly due to the booming industrial revolution. “The definition of management is to
For management to be effective, it should be able to creatively solve problems, motivate employees/workers and be able to achieve the organizational goals and objectives. It consists of various components and activities which are useful to every manager without regard to their level or status.
Management plays an important role in almost every aspect of a person’s life. Many people do their best to manage their personal time, money, goals, and decisions. People also tend to have some form of management in their social and family lifestyles. Management is important to understand and consider for a variety of situations. My focus in this paper will be to relate my management philosophies to defined management styles. I will also to describe my personal and social management philosophies and how they compare and contrast to one another.
Organizations and businesses alike all have managers and management styles that they abide by. Some may be company policy; while others seem to be implemented by the manager’s themselves. In this paper, three different management styles are explained; Scientific, human relations, and systems management styles. All have been used in different organizations, and some are still used today. In order for a business to effectively succeed in their goals, a certain management style needs to be used.
Management styles are wide and varied across the entire world of work. The specific type of management that works for one particular set of workers does not always work for another group of employees. Almost everyone has come into direct contact with a manager at some point in their careers. It is the relationship between the employee and the manager that must be keenly developed; in order for an office, factory, restaurant, or similar organization to run smoothly and effectively. When an organization is being managed efficiently, workers are much more upbeat, production levels are optimal, and the overall working environment has a fragrance of positivity. In sharp contrast, when an organization is ineffectively managed, more times than
Management has experienced remarkable shifts in the way that organizations conduct business particularly in the last century, due to the evolving workplace as well as tremendous changes in the roles of leaders in organizations. Early managers often relied on authoritative tactics to get the job done, which we have learned from history does not work very well for many modern organizations. In this paper, I will be analyzing the management approach my organization takes and whether this is the best approach to meet organizational goals and whether or not my organization may benefit from adopting a different approach or combining multiple approaches.
Ever since the concept of management was studied and introduced, research has been going on to improve ways in order to make the work more efficient and effective. The past failure or success in any particular assignment is used as an input to develop a new approach for the leaders which would help them in decision making and produce positive results.
The various roles of a manager in a company will be decided by their style of management and the way they handle various situations in an organization. The two of the main styles are autocratic and Democratic (Jordan, 1977). With a contrast in both the style, every management style comes in a way between these two opposing management styles. Autocratic style is oriented towards the results and the strict rules and procedures that should be followed by the employees whereas in a Democratic style the manager is completely oriented towards people and their needs and hence employees and customers are the main themes for his management. The choice of management style will suit according to the required situations as every style is not fit for every scenario and hence an efficient mapping must be done. It is an art of getting the employees and the projects on a platform and to have a vision to extract the best out of all to come over an excellent result. There cannot be a single management style that will incorporate every required feature for an efficient and effective management style. Management style is the soul of a bonding amongst the employees (Morris, 1992) so as to motivate them to work together towards a strengthened goal. It is expected that a manager must be a glue to integrate all the employees and must have attribute of a
Successful management requires an understanding of the fundamental concepts of effective management techniques and principles. In order to gain such insight, and manage effectively and efficiently, managers must develop an awareness of past management principles, models and theories. From the turn of the 20th Century, the
Management, is the art and science of getting things to be done, generally by others. (Mullins 2011), states is the way of organizing the things and to direct the duties of people in the setting of their jobs In many organizations, people are managed in the setting of their jobs because all employees have different abilities (Thompson, and McHugh, 2009). The different management perspectives evolved are classified into five perspectives, classical, humanistic, management science, recent historical trends and the innovative management. The classical theory includes three other perspective, scientific management, Bureaucratic organization, and Administrative approach. These are the historical theories of management. Based on the classical perspective
Over the past hundred years management has continuously been evolving. There have been a wide range of approaches in how to deal with management or better yet how to improve management functions in our ever changing environment. From as early as 1100 B.C managers have been struggling with the same issues and problems that manager's face today. Modern managers use many of the practices, principles, and techniques developed from earlier concepts and experiences.
In today’s ever changing economy, society’s idea of management is becoming increasingly more difficult to sustain with the continuous demands of the position. A successful manager must have a certain level of expertise and problem solving techniques to carry out the daily tasks required. Over the years, there have been various ideas on what management is, such as planning, organizing, leading and controlling.
Managers today have many different options when choosing a managerial theory to implement for their organizations. Knowledgeable managers must be aware of the different historical approaches and also able to determine which approach would be most effective for their unit. The established work structure of my unit currently utilizes elements of classical organizational theory, more specifically scientific management and bureaucratic theory. More recent theories, such as those that focus on human relations, are not applied as frequently. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the historical management theories utilized by my organization and determine whether they are appropriate. When areas in which my organization could be improved upon are identified, the recommendations of other management theories are considered for their possible effectiveness.
First, I will discuss the exemplary management theories that transpired around the twentieth century. These involve scientific management, which center of attraction was on associating per-sonnel and jobs to increase effectiveness; and administrative management, which center of atten-tion is on recognizing the principles that will impel to the beginning of the nearly adept structure of management and organization. Next, you have behavioral management theories which was estab-lished both prior and subsequently the Second World War, which spotlight was on supervisors should guide and supervise their personnel to optimize their effectiveness. Then you have man-agement science theory, which was current during the Second World War and which has evolved to be very
The history of management has been grouped into phases of development. Classical Management was introduced in the beginning of the 201th century. This addresses the organization’s search for efficiency on the basis that people will work for themselves and be economically beneficial. In other words, they work because they are determined by the economic concerns. Workers are expected to accept every opportunity that comes and they must work for it to achieve a personal and financial improvement. All of this has been supported by 3 theories in which the companies still used it today.