M: Management
M: Management
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ISBN: 9781259732805
Author: Thomas S Bateman, Scott A Snell, Robert Konopaske
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To discuss: The origins of management.

Management is the task and activities associated with the direction of an organization or one of its departments or units like planning, organizing, leading and controlling.

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The origins of management are as given below:

  • In 4000 B.C the peoples in the Country E used planning, organizing, leading and controlling.
  • In 1100 B.C the peoples’ in Country C applies delegation, cooperation, organization and control.
  • In 500 B.C the Person ST discussed planning and leading in his book TAW.
  • In 400-350 B.C the peoples in the Country G advocated a scientific approach to management.
  • In 1436 A.D the peoples in the Country V utilized assembly line and inventory system.
  • In 1776 A.D the Person S discussed the principle of specialization of production workers.

The Evolution of Management.

  • In 1800-1930’s the classical approach to management was introduced.
  • In 1940’s the Contemporary Approaches to Management was presented.

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