| Management: Skills and Application, 10/e Leslie W Rue,
Georgia State University - Emeritus Lloyd L Byars,
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Management Movement
Learning Objectives
Explain why management did not emerge as a recognized discipline until the 20th century. |
| | | Describe the three facets of the U.S. Industrial Revolution. |
| | | Discuss the role the captains of industry played in the development of modern organizations. |
| | | Define scientific management and outline the role that Frederick W. Taylor and his contemporaries played in its development. |
| | | Summarize Henri Fayol's contributions to modern management. |
| | | Discuss the human relations thrust in management with emphasis on the role of the Hawthorne experiments. |
| | | Define the management process period, the management theory jungle, the systems approach, and the contingency approach. |
| | | Compare the major differences in the American, Japanese, and Theory Z organizations. |
| | | Summarize the eight characteristics of excellent companies identified by Peters and Waterman. |
| | | Explain why the international aspects of management are currently being emphasized. |
| | | Discuss some predictions as to how managers might manage in the 21st Century. |
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