Management Administrative Theory
115.108: MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION
ASSIGNMENT 1
Mary Parker Follett has been described by Schermerhorn et al. as an Administrative Theorist within the Classical approach to management. However, others have seen her as ahead of her time, and have even described her as 'thoroughly modern '.
What were Mary Parker Follett 's main contributions to management thought and practice; how do they relate to classical management theory and practice and how are they relevant to managers in contemporary organisations?
Ever since the early of 20th century, management has been studied as a science due to its important role in influencing various factors of life: from economic, technological to political. Many scholars tried to give us the exact definition of the term “management”. Unfortunately, since management is a purposive activity, the definitions are differing toward various purposes in each field it involve. “Management is a process of planning, organizing, leading and controlling the efforts of organizational resources to achieve stated organizational goals”, stated Stoner (1982, p. 8). Classical Approach is the rooted school that considered the efficacy of managing in organizations. There are three areas of studies within this approach, which are: scientific management, administrative management, and bureaucratic management. Mary Packer Folett, one of the few women who interfere in this field of study, is an Administrative Theorist as described by Schermerhorn et al. Her contributions towards Classical Approach in general and Administrative Management in particular are so vital as other have seen her as ahead of her time, and have even described her as “thoroughly modern”. This essay briefly states the main features of Classical Approach, follows by examine the three main contributions of Marry Packer Follet to management, how these three relate to classical school theory and practice, and lastly, how they being applied by managers in contemporary
ASSIGNMENT 1
Mary Parker Follett has been described by Schermerhorn et al. as an Administrative Theorist within the Classical approach to management. However, others have seen her as ahead of her time, and have even described her as 'thoroughly modern '.
What were Mary Parker Follett 's main contributions to management thought and practice; how do they relate to classical management theory and practice and how are they relevant to managers in contemporary organisations?
Ever since the early of 20th century, management has been studied as a science due to its important role in influencing various factors of life: from economic, technological to political. Many scholars tried to give us the exact definition of the term “management”. Unfortunately, since management is a purposive activity, the definitions are differing toward various purposes in each field it involve. “Management is a process of planning, organizing, leading and controlling the efforts of organizational resources to achieve stated organizational goals”, stated Stoner (1982, p. 8). Classical Approach is the rooted school that considered the efficacy of managing in organizations. There are three areas of studies within this approach, which are: scientific management, administrative management, and bureaucratic management. Mary Packer Folett, one of the few women who interfere in this field of study, is an Administrative Theorist as described by Schermerhorn et al. Her contributions towards Classical Approach in general and Administrative Management in particular are so vital as other have seen her as ahead of her time, and have even described her as “thoroughly modern”. This essay briefly states the main features of Classical Approach, follows by examine the three main contributions of Marry Packer Follet to management, how these three relate to classical school theory and practice, and lastly, how they being applied by managers in contemporary