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