GMS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Mary Parker Follett, Henri Fayol, Entropy

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Horatio Morgan

Document Summary

Management has been going on for a very long time - as early as: 5000 bc: the magnificent pyramids in egypt reflect exceptional organizational and administrative skills. 3000 bc: sumerian priests maintained written records of business transactions and management practices in the city of ur, babylon (now iraq). The organizational and administrative sklls of the early egyptians were impressive; So too were the record keeping skills of the sumerian priests. Management as a science and the rise of professional managers are recent developments (1900-present). The three branches of the classical approach management are _____b__________. Classical approaches - assumption: people are rational o. Scientific management - frederick tayolor the gilbreths: administrative principles - henri fayol & mary parker follett o. People will rationally consider available opportunities and do whateever is necessary to achieve the greatest personal economic gain. A key driver behind the development of management as a science: