Managment Theory

Running Head : MANAGEMENT THEORY

Management Theory

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For a typical student like me , the confines of the classroom become the venue of where knowledge about theoretical concepts is learned . Inside the four walls , professors laboriously provide us with an understanding of essential things which have been formulated in to make one more capable of managing a business organization . However , it is outside the classroom where we test the reality of what we learn . It is from our dealings with

our colleagues and the result of organizational decisions which becomes the final determinant of whether these theories can be applied in the real world

My experience as a manager has provided me with experiences which support my statement above . The two theories which particularly interest me in terms of employee development are Frederick Taylor 's scientific management and Abraham Maslow 's hierarchy of needs . Taylor 's scientific management rests on four important principles : replacement of the rule of the thumb work methods with systems derived from scientific studies selecting , training , and developing employees in to align them with the new methods at hand cooperation with the workers in to ensure that the scientifically developed methods are being utilized and the emphasis and the emergence of hierarchy in a company , system of abstract rules , and impersonal relationships between staff (Taylor 2007 . On the other hand , Maslow lays out the hierarchy of human needs in to explain that employee development is in large and supported by the satisfaction of individual needs . From the lowest level , Maslow enumerates this need as physiological , safety , belongingness and love esteem and self actualization

Having been in a business organization which requires the use of skilled workers to carry out specific tasks , I have been very much excited in the application of Taylor 's scientific management . Thus , me and my colleagues have resorted in the identification of the tasks to be done , selecting and training employees suited for these jobs cooperation with employees , and establishing a specific hierarchical structure with the company . During the first months of the employment of this method , we have noted the increase in productivity of each worker as they specialize in their assigned tasks . Having been very d with the initial report , we have continued to utilize this approach However , problems have arisen after a few months when we have witnessed a high rate of employee turnover . After a series of investigation employees express their disapproval of the system because most of them are bored doing the same thing everyday making them feel that they are not growing individually . They feel like they are treated like machines with specific functions devoid of the opportunity to learn and apply new skills . Thus , Taylor 's scientific management might not work because of its inability to take into account the humanistic side of an individual . I strongly commend Maslow 's hierarchy of need as a very essential concept which should be applied in...