Dr. Theresa Beebe Novonty
Georgia Southern University
 Scientific
Management Theory
 Administrative Management Theory
 Behavioral Management Theory
 Management Science Theory
 Organizational Environment Theory
 1841-1925
 French
Industrialist
 French Mining
Engineer
 Managing Director,
1888-1918
 Father
of the
Modern Day
Management
 14
Principles of
Management are
the bedrock of
today’s
management
theories
 Presented
the Principles in 1916
 Translated into English in 1949
 Part of the Administrative Theory
 Management Continuous Evaluation
 Planning
 Organizing
 Commanding
 Coordinating
 Controlling
 Division


of Labor:
Specializing encourages improvement
Workers and management
 Authority

Managers must have both the authority and
responsibility
 Unity

and Responsibility
of Command
Employees only have one boss
 Line

of Authority
The chain of command
 Centralization

One central area that make decisions for
directions and control
 Unity

of Direction
Group efforts; led and directed by a single
person
 Order

Everything should have a place
 Initiative

Opportunities of employees to make suggestions
 Discipline


Sincerity about work, carrying out orders
Not fines, suspensions, or warning
 Stability

of Tenure of Personnel
Stability of personnel is linked long term
personnel
 Subordination
of Individual Interest to the
Common Interest

The interest of the business must come first
before the individual praise
 Esprit

de Corps
Individuals and groups must effectively
integrated & coordinated
 Equity


Sympathetic & human treatment
No discrimination
 Remuneration

Fair pay
of Personnel