In this module, we learned about the historical management
perspectives and how they relate to current management practice.
For example, the operations management techniques related to
efficient production and service originated during World War II are
still utilized by managers today. The purpose of this assignment is
to determine your current approach to management and how it could
be improved by adopting historical and contemporary management
perspectives.
In order to make this determination and decide how you would
utilize historical and contemporary perspectives to improve weak
areas, complete the following:
- Based on your review of the basic management functions and
fundamental management skills discussed in this module, describe
the most effective management practices that an ideal manager would
exhibit. You could use yourself as an example if you have
management experience, a manager who you have worked for, or a
manager who you would like to work for.
- We learned in this module we can utilize historical management
perspectives to improve management practices. Select one of the
management functions or skills identified in the first requirement
and assume that the same manager needs improvement in this area.
Describe how a classical, behavioral, and quantitative perspective
would assist the manager in improving this area.
- We also learned in this module that contemporary management
perspectives can help us to better understand historical
perspectives and utilize them more effectively to improve
management practices. Using the same management function or skill
requiring improvement identified in the second requirement,
describe how the systems and contingency perspectives would assist
the same manager in improving this area.