Administrative Thought and Management

Administrative Thinking

• Administrative thinking encompasses a range of topics focused on studying individual management and organizational work.

Bureaucratic Management

• Bureaucratic management emerged in the late 19th century, relying on studying work methods through a specific methodology.
• This management style focuses on ideal organization.
• Max Weber, a prominent founder of Bureaucratic management, proposed applying a type of organization known as bureaucracy.

Bureaucracy

• Bureaucracy involves dividing work through a hierarchical system, relying on selecting and promoting employees based on their work performance.
• This system features a clear chain of command, with each level subordinate to the one above.

Administrative Management

• Administrative management is concerned with administrative principles, differing from scientific management and providing a more comprehensive theory for studying management.
• According to Max Weber, administration is a process that depends on executing a series of functions, including control, leadership, coordination, and planning.

Scientific Management

• Scientific management often leads to arbitrary administrative decisions, resulting in slow work execution and conflicts between management and workers.
• Frederick Taylor is a prominent supporter of Scientific management.

This quiz covers the concepts and principles of administrative thought, focusing on the study of managing individuals and organizing administrative work.