Section 2
Classical Perspectives
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Classical Versus Behavioral Perspectives
The classical perspective focuses on direct inputs to efficiency, while the behavioral perspective examines indirect inputs too.
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Scientific Management: Taylor and the Gilbreths
Scientific management focuses on improving efficiency and output through scientific studies of workers' processes.
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Bureaucratic Organizations: Weber
Weber's bureaucracy focused on creating rules and regulations to simplify complex procedures in societies and workplaces.
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Administrative Management: Fayol's Principles
Fayol's approach differed from scientific management in that it focused on efficiency through management training and behavioral characteristics.
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Flaws in the Classical Perspectives
The classical approach to management is often criticized for viewing a worker as a mere tool to improve efficiency.