INTRO TO MANAGEMENT (ITM)

Henry Fayol School of Thought & F.W. Taylor School of Thought

 Both realized that problem of personnel and its management at

all levels is the key to individual success

 Taylor’s theory- operative level (Bottom to upward)

Fayol’s theory- managing director (Work downwards)
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Henry Fayol School of Thought & F.W. Taylor School of Thought
Basis Taylor Fayol
Human aspect More stress on improving men, • Regards on human elements
materials and methods
Status Father of scientific Father of management
management principles
Efficiency & administration Stressed on efficiency Stressed on general
administration
Approach Micro-approach because it is Macro-approach and discuss
restricted to factory only general principles of
management which are
applicable in every field of
management

Scope of principles Restricted to production Applicable in all kinds of

activities organization regarding their
management affairs
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Henry Fayol School of Thought & F.W. Taylor School of Thought

HENRY FAYOL’S PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

 Due to Fayol’s management theory, management began to get

the tools they needed to lead and manage more effectively

 Theorist like Fayol, is responsible for building the

foundations of modern management theory
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Henry Fayol School of Thought & F.W. Taylor School of Thought

FAYOL’S 14 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

 Division of Work
 Authority
 Discipline
 Unity of Command
 Unity of Direction
Subordination of individual interests to the general interest
 Remuneration
 Centralization
 Scalar Chain
 Order
 Equity
 Stability of tenure of personnel
 Initiative
Esprit de Corps
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Henry Fayol School of Thought & F.W. Taylor School of Thought

FREDERICK TAYLOR & SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT

 Taylor’s philosophy focused on the belief that making people work a

shard as they could was not as efficient as optimizing the way the work
was done

 In his ‘The Principles of Scientific Management’ 1909, he proposed

that by optimizing and simplifying jobs, productivity would increase

Taylor promoted the idea of ‘a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work’
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Henry Fayol School of Thought & F.W. Taylor School of Thought

4 PRINCIPLES OF TAYLOR’S SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT

 Replace working by ‘common sense’ with scientific method to study work and
determine the most efficient way to perform specific tasks

 Match workers to their jobs based on capability and motivation and train them
to work at maximum efficiently

 Monitor workers’ performance and provide instructions and supervisions to

ensure that they’re using the most efficient ways of working

Allocate the work between managers and workers so that the managers spend
their time planning and training, allowing the workers to perform their tasks
efficiently