2. Theories Of Management
Classical Approach Contemporary Approach
Systematic management Quantitative management
Scientific management Organizational behavior
Bureaucracy System theory
Administrative management Contingency theory
Human relations
3. Systematic Theory Scientific
Theory
Systemize manufacturing Scientific method to find
operations one best way to
complete task
Promotion of efficient
uninterrupted Simplistic motivational
production assumptions
Ignore relationship Exploitation of labour
between organization through power of
and environment management
4. Administrative Human
Management Relations
Fayol’s five functions and Cohesion, status and
14 principles of group norms determine
management output
Offered universal Maslow’s hierarchy of
managerial
needs
prescriptions
Universal prescriptions Research findings over
needs personal turned later that happy
technological and workers are always
environmental factors more productive
5. Bureaucracy Quantitative
Management
Rules and regulations, Application of
standardize behavior quantitative analysis to
management decisions
Unbiased behavior
Develop specific
due to rules and mathematical
regulations methods of problem
analysis
Accumulation of
power and lead to Not suited for non
authoritarian routine management
management decisions
6. Organizational Contingency
Behavior Perspective
Promotes employee
effectiveness through More than one way to
understanding of complex reach a goal
nature
Argued against
Recognized the universal principle of
importance of developing
HR management
Some approaches Theory may not be
ignored situational applicable to all
factors such as managerial issues.
technology and
7. System Theory
Organization is viewed as a managed system
Recognized importance of organizational
relationship with external environment
Not provided guidance on duties of manager
