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Introduction to Business Administration Lesson 2
2. The administrator
The administrator is in charge of managing aspects of an organization by using its
resources to accomplish common goals and objectives.
2.1 Classical and humanistic perspective of administration
Classical and Humanistic or behavioral perspectives are two very different schools
of thought that offer insight into how an organization should be managed and what
the administration should focus on.
2.1.1 Classical School
This is the oldest school of thought for management. The emphasis of the classical
school of management is to manage workers and organizations more efficiently.
Classical theorists believed that experience above all affected an organization.
It is the belief that employees have only economical and physical needs, and that
social needs and need for job-satisfaction either don't exist or are unimportant.
Accordingly, this school advocates high specialization of labor, centralized
decision-making, and profit maximization.
Top-down management
2.1.2 Human Behavior School
The emphasis of the human behavior school of management is to understand the
factors that affect human behavior in an organization.
Behavioral theorists believed that a better understanding of human behavior at
work, such as motivation, conflict, expectations, and group dynamics, improved
productivity.
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The theorists who contributed to this school viewed employees as individuals,
resources, and assets to be developed and worked with -- not as machines, as in
the past.
Listening to others, even those lower down the chain.
Believed people worked for inner satisfaction and not materialistic rewards
Hawthorne Studies: experiments that revealed the downfalls of classical
management and proved that human relations and the social needs of workers are
crucial aspects of business management.
In one experiment, a group of five women in a bank wiring room were analyzed.
They gave the women special privileges, such as the right to leave their
workstations without permission, take rest periods, enjoy free lunches, and have
variations in pay levels and workdays. This experiment also resulted in
significantly increased rates of productivity.
Abraham Maslow, a practicing psychologist, developed one of the most widely
recognized need theories, a theory of motivation based upon a consideration of
human needs.
His theory of human needs had three assumptions:
1. Human needs are never completely satisfied.
2. Human behavior is purposeful and is motivated by the need for satisfaction.
3. Needs can be classified according to a hierarchical structure of importance,
from the lowest to highest.
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2.1.3 Theory "X" and Theory "Y"
Douglas McGregor was heavily influenced by both the Hawthorne studies and
Maslow. He believed that two basic kinds of managers exist.
Theory X Manager: has a negative view of employees and assumes that they are
lazy, untrustworthy, and incapable of assuming responsibility.
Theory Y Manager: assumes that employees are not only trustworthy and capable
of assuming responsibility, but also have high levels of motivation.
According to McGregor, both types of managers create self-fulfilling prophecies.
self-fulfilling prophecies - that through their behavior, these managers create
situations where subordinates act in ways that confirm the manager's original
expectations.
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What are the basics of Business Administration? the formulation of goals, the choice of ways and means, the direction of the people in some group purpose.

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