The development history of management science

1, factory management-classical management stage

The theory of factory management is based on scientific management and centered on production management, aiming at improving the production efficiency of factories. Scientific management takes economic man as the object, follows the principle of efficiency first, and emphasizes that factories should use system management instead of traditional experience management, and workers should use scientific methods to replace the working methods they have become accustomed to in the past.

2. Organization and management-contemporary management stage

Mayo's Hawthorne experiment can be said to be a watershed in management history. Mayo believes that the demand for money is only a part of the needs that workers want to meet, and most of the needs of workers are emotional comfort, security, harmony and belonging.

3. Inter-organizational management-modern management stage

With the maturity of organizational management theory, scholars have noticed that although management has always been based on the assumption of human nature of social people, employees are confined to a single organization and treated as organizers. With the continuous development of knowledge economy, people become the carrier of knowledge, knowledge management becomes particularly important, and knowledge and skills become the core issues of management.

Extended data

The rapid development of modern science and technology has led to profound changes in management science and fundamental changes in management functions, organizations, methods and concepts, thus making management research present the following development trends:

First of all, the position of management in the scientific system will be further improved. Because people are more and more deeply aware that management is not only an indispensable factor to determine the development level of a country's productive forces, but also the primary component of modern productive forces. The education of management science will be more common, and the important role of management science will be more fully reflected.

Second, the theoretical and philosophical trend of management development. Looking at the development history of management science, from management activities to management, from management to management principles, from management principles to management philosophy, this is the process of deepening human understanding of management and the general trend of management theory development.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Management Science