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Scientific Management
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)ureaucratic Management
0se of rules! hierarchy! a clear ,i1ision of la-or! an, ,etaile, proce,ures to gui,e employees3 -eha1iors Se1en characteristics
*ulesCformal gui,elines for the -eha1ior of employees on the 9o %mpersonalityCemployees are e1aluate, accor,ing to rules an, o-9ecti1e ,ata Di1ision of La-orCsplitting 2ork into specialiDe, positions
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Hierarchical StructureCranks 9o-s accor,ing to the amount of authority in each 9o "uthorityC2ho has the right to make ,ecisions of 1arying importance at ,ifferent organiDational le1els Tra,itional authority Charismatic authority *ational! legal authority Lifelong Career CommitmentC-oth the employee an, the organiDation 1ie2 themsel1es committe, to each other o1er the 2orking life of the employee *ationalityCthe use of the most efficient means a1aila-le to accomplish a goal
Chapter 2: 'o2er'oint 2.A
Snapshot
Each job has a policy manual detailing the rules that a person needs to follow to ensure efficiency. Drivers are told to walk to a customers door at a brisk pace of 3 feet per second, carrying the package in the right hand and clipboard in the left. hey should knock on the door so as not to lose valuable seconds searching for a doorbell.!
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Sony PepsiCo
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IRS State Motor ehicle Re!istration McDonalds
R&D Thinktank
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*igi, rules an, %ncompati-le 2ith re, tape %ncompati-le 2ith changing 2+st century 2orkers3 technology 1alues for free,om an, participati1e management
Chapter 2: 'o2er'oint 2.+@
Scientific Management
" philosophy an, set of management practices that are -ase, on fact an, o-ser1ation! not on hearsay or guess2ork ;re,erick . Taylor )elie1e, increase, pro,ucti1ity ,epen,e, on fin,ing 2ays to make 2orkers more efficient 0se, timeFan,Fmotion stu,ies to analyDe 2ork flo2s! super1isory techni7ues! an, 2orker fatigue 0se, functional foremanship! a ,i1ision of la-or that assigne, eight foremen to each 2ork area "ssume, 2orkers moti1ate, -y money
Chapter 2: 'o2er'oint 2.++
Henry $antt
;ocuse, on control systems for pro,uction sche,uling 4$antt Chart5
Chapter 2: 'o2er'oint 2.+2
Snapshot
"algreens is constantly pushing to drive costs down. #t pioneered the application of satellite communications and computer technology and linked these to increase store efficiency. $y using tried%and%proven management concepts, each of its &,'(( stores )is* able to process around +,( prescriptions a day and beat "al%-art by +. cents and /01 by 23 cents on each prescription.!
Snapshot
-anagers need to have a common touch and to be a team leader and not a drill sergeant. "hen their people shine, they shine.!
'ro,ucti1ity increases occur 2hen managers recogniDe employee feelings Ha2thorne effect: 2hen employees are gi1en special attention! pro,ucti1ity changes
Chapter 2: 'o2er'oint 2.2@
Employees are moti1ate, -y social nee,s an, association 2ith others Employees 2ant to participate in ,ecisions that affect them
Employees3 performance is more a result of peer pressure than management3s incenti1es an, rules Managers nee, to in1ol1e su-or,inates in coor,inating their 2ork to impro1e efficiency
Snapshot
eamwork is one of the most beautiful e4periences in life. eamwork is our core value and a primary way that the /ontainer 1tore enriches the 5uality of employees work life.!
System: an association of interrelate, an, inter,epen,ent parts Systems 1ie2point: an approach to sol1ing pro-lems -y ,iagnosing them 2ithin a frame2ork of transformation processes! outputs! an, fee,-ack
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%nputs
Human! physical! financial! an, information resources
Transformation 'rocess
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'ro,ucts an, ser1ices
;ee,-ack Loops
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Close, system: limits its interactions 2ith the en1ironment 4e.g.! stamping ,epartment in $M assem-ly plant5 &pen system: interacts 2ith the e.ternal en1ironment 4e.g.! marketing ,epartment5
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Management practices shoul, -e consistent 2ith the re7uirements of the e.ternal en1ironment! the technology use, to make a pro,uct or pro1i,e a ser1ice! an, capa-ilities of the people 2ho 2ork for the organiDation
E.ternal en1ironmentCsta-le or changing TechnologyCsimple or comple. 'eopleC2ays they are similar an, ,ifferent from each other
)eha1ioral <ie2point "o# mana!ers in$l%ence others& In$ormal !ro%p Cooperation amon! employees Tra,itional <ie2point 'mployee(s social needs What mana!ers do+ Plan Systems <ie2point *r!ani,e "o# the parts $it to!ether) -ead Inp%ts Control Trans$ormations *%tp%ts Contingency <ie2point Mana!ers( %se o$ other .ie#points to sol.e pro/lems in.ol.in!+ '0ternal en.ironment Technolo!y Indi.id%als
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&utputs
Measuring -y 1aria-le or a pro,uct3s characteristics Measuring -y attri-ute or a pro,uct3s accepta-leE unaccepta-le characteristics
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