The management styles we went over in class were all very interesting but after further review the management that i thinks makes most sense to me Douglas McGreagor's Theory y. The reason I chose Theory Y is because it makes the most sense and is the most practical out of all of the management styles we studied. Theory Y states that employees are not inherently lazy and given the chance employees will do what is good for the organization. This theory also states that to allow employees to work in the organizations interest, managers must create a work setting that provides opportunities for workers to exercise initiative and self-direction. This is the type of management philosophy used by companies such as HP.

Theory Y is a great management style well it's counterpart, Theory X, is not. Theory X says that the average employee is lazy, dislikes work, and will try to do as little as possible.This theory also states that managers should have full control and create all work hours and implement a well-defined system of rewards and punishments to control employees. This theory was used by Henry Ford and is not very probable in today's business world but is still prevalent. Although the HP way as theory Y was called when first introduced after World War Two is gone as well, but people hope that this type of way will return into the business world.

Jones, G. R., & George, J. M. (2009). Contemporary Management Sixth Edition. New York, New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.

JC

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In management there are many theories on how a manager should to manage. The one that stands out to me is the organizational environment theory. It states that manager’s ability to manage is based off on several forces around them. Those forces will affect a manager’s ability to manage their resources. One of those forces is the external environment. So if a company sole manufacturing only fans and there are based in Canada and all of their customers are in Canada well there are probable not going to make a lot of money in the winter time. In organizational theory, there are 2 systems an open system and a closed system. An open system is designed for management so that it will be easier to manage resources. A closed system has many different controls a manger must undergo to manage their resources.

I believe this is the best management theory because it the only theory that references the outside environment as something that can alter the way a managers mange their resources. Now, I think there are many other theory that are just as good as this one but they are all internal and how to improve your managers ability to manage is based on internal environments. Which to some extend is true but the company needs to be checking both internal and the external so that their competitors do not out perform them in an every changing work environment. A company may have the best manager plan in the world but it could be all internally focus and not looking at the external then the company could be wasting valued resources on nothing. Example: like a gerbil running in the wheel. That gerbil might be the best gerbil in the world at running in that wheel but he will never go anywhere unless he can pause of a moment step outside of the wheel and then start running. I think a company needs to have both systems in pace to be successful. In my job function at the Bank of NY Mellon, there is a more of a closed system rather than an open system. If someone messes up the company, then the company can lose money and be exposed for some kind of law suit. But on the other hand many of my co-workers are very experienced and they drive the departments not the managers. I think that the based for all companies they need to have a balance of both open and closed systems that has to some external focus on the every changing work environment.


Jones, G.R., & George, J.M. (2009). Evolution of Manager Thought. 1221 Avenue of the Americas, NY: McGraw-Hill Irwin.

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Compare and contrast of Fayol and Weber

Max Webber and Henri Fayol were both key figures of the 20th century and had similar ideas of the administrative management theories but each one also had different strategies to achieve the same goal. The similarities between the two is that they both provided clear and appropriate set of guidelines that managers can use to create a work setting that makes efficient and effective set of guidelines managers can follow. They both also had concerns for equity and established appropriate links between performance and rewards that are central themes in contemporary theories of motivation and leadership.

Although both men worked at achieving a common goal they did have their differences in the principles they used. Max Webber believed in the theory of bureaucracy and had five different principles on how to achieve authority. He also set rules , norms and what he called SOPs or standard operating procedures. These rules, norm, and SOPs provided behavioral guidelines that increased the performance of the bureaucratic system because they specified the best ways to accomplish organizational tasks and these rules, norms, and SOPs are still present in today's business world. Henri Fayol on the other hand identified fourteen principles of management and well he maintained Weber's principles, he added recognition of the pivotal role played by informal authority.

Both men were pivotal in creating systems that companies around the world use today.

References: Jones, G. R., & George, J. M. (2009). Contemporary Management Sixth Edition. Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, 10020: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.

JC

comparison btw Fayol and Weber

Max Weber and Henri Fayol both took the scientific theory that was founded by Frederick Taylor and improved on in their own way. Max Weber took the scientific to the next level so to speak. He created a formal system of organizations and aministration designed to ensure efficiency and effectiveness called principles of bureaucracy. The principles of bureaucracy is based off 5 principles similar too Henri Fayol system of management which is based off 14 principles. Both state that it is critial to have authority to lead the employees and to hold them accountable for their actions. Max Weber's principal 4 which states that employees should know who to report to and who reports to them a form of hierarchic that an organization should have mapped out. Which is similar to the Fayol managment theory of Line of Authority which is the length of the chain of command that extends from the top to the bottom of an organization should be limited. Well if an employee can see the chain of command or the line of authority that they can make an educationed decision as too who reports to them and who they report to.

Fayol took what Weber and the scientific theory said and personalized it. Fayol made a person element that the Weber theory and the scientific theory lacked. Fayol want an organization to to treat all employee with justics and respect. Where as Weber was more about rules on how to regulate the behavoir with in the organization. There is a problem with Weber theory and that didn't allow employees to have any creative or innovative. Which Fayol thought it was imporant for an organization to allow such creative and innovation so that the organization would be diverse. Fayol was the first to use Remeneration of Personnel. Thats the system that managers use to reward employees should be equitable for both employees and the organization. Fayol has also the first one to sugest that long term employees develop skills that can improve organization efficiency. Where as Weber didn't state anything about long term employees. Weber's theory was about rules to improve efficiency. Weber in his theory of bureaucracy that was based of the five principals said something the Fayol didn't. Weber second theory should occupy positions because of their performance not because of their social standing or personal contacts.

Jones, G.R., & George, J.M. (2009). Evolution of Manager Thought. 1221 Avenue of the Americas, NY: McGraw-Hill Irwin.
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