Max Weber’s management theory promotes a structured hierarchy, clear rules and impersonal relationships to increase efficiency and eliminate favoritism.

Learn how Henri Fayol’s management theory shaped administrative principles still used by modern businesses. Explore all 14 ...

Many books have been written about management theory. There are books on scientific management, administrative management, bureaucratic management and classical management, to name a few theories.

For a business owner, the bureaucratic model provides valuable insights as well as potential pitfalls. Although you can more easily identify the bureaucratic model in a larger company, a small ...

Middle managers might have a poor reputation but without them visionaries wouldn’t be free to focus on a company’s aims. Bureaucracy isn’t always a negative thing – and efficiency isn’t always polite.

How does one characterize such a regime from a Marxist point of veiw? Sociologically speaking it was clear that it should be defined in the same way as the Russian regime. And it is here that the ...

In "Mintzberg on Management," management theorist Henry Mintzberg expresses surprise at the dearth of research examining the role of managers, despite the fascination Americans seem to have with them.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract During the past several years, as archivists worldwide have begun to struggle with the problems of managing electronic records, two traditions ...

Managing a remote team effectively is more important than ever in today’s rapidly evolving work environment. For career-driven individuals aiming for salaries of $100,000 or more per year, ...