Sunday, July 19, 2015

Is Henri Fayol’s management theory relevant today?

Henry Fayol is seen as a French pioneer, an industrialist thinker who took the world by storm with his management theories. Throughout the twentieth century and to this day, his ideas and theories are still well known and are used by management text authors and teachers who strive to keep the heritage of management alive. They use his theories and keep teaching the same business morals and knowledge that was originally taught by Fayol and many others, but in revised ways so that it fits in with current day situations and scenarios.

The business world of today comprises of many factors that managers need to take into account before stepping up to the task of running a department, or an organisation has a whole. These factors control how well an organisation runs and operates, and over time managers develop skills and knowledge based on the work of theorists such as Max Weber and Abraham Maslow who were motivators and pioneers of management principles in the 19th century. Among these theorists you will also find Henri Fayol, a strategist who was responsible for the corporate turnaround and who founded the six functions of management and 14 principals of management. He was instrumental in demonstrating new ways for mangers to guide their employees towards being more efficient in achieving goals. These theories are still used today in contemporary management all around the world. Even though over the years changes have been made to the theories and so today we see original six functions of management have been modified to become the five functions of management. The classic theories have been adapted to suit the new class of workers and their needs in the workplace.

The studies of management based on Henri Fayol’s theories are still relevant in today’s society, and are evident in almost every organisation. In almost every job there is an employer who delegates tasks and an employee to complete them. Fayol’s principles are relevant to the way in which these tasks are completed and the communication methods used to delegate them. In present time, managers have become less authoritative and are moving towards a newer style of management that is based on more two-way, collaborative communicate to employees. In recent times employees are allowed to make a bigger contribution to how tasks are completed and are even allowed to make decisions on behalf of the management. This move is a result of adaption and modification of management styles over time. Although changes have occurred, Fayol’s teachings still have significant relevance in the work place today.


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  2. thank you but there is need for a more detailed explanation on the RELEVANCE part of it

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