Fayolism

(noun)

An approach that focused on managerial practices that could minimize misunderstandings and increase efficiency in organizations.

Related Terms

  • top-down
  • Top-down perspective
  • Scalar chains

Examples of Fayolism in the following topics:

  • Administrative Management: Fayol's Principles

    • Fayol was a classical management theorist, widely regarded as the father of modern operational-management theory.
    • Fayol is often compared to Frederick Winslow Taylor, who developed scientific management.
    • However, Fayol differed from Taylor in his focus and developed his ideas independently.
    • Fayol developed 14 principles of management in order to help managers conduct their affairs more effectively.
    • Outline Fayol's effect on administrative management through the recognition of his 14 management principles
  • Classical Versus Behavioral Perspectives

    • Henri Fayol, another leader in classical management theory, also focused on the efficiency of workers, but he looked at it from a managerial perspective—i.e., he focused on improving management efficiency rather than on improving each individual employee's efficiency.
    • Fayol created six functions of management, which are now taught as the following four essential functions of management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.
    • The classical perspective of management theory pulls largely from these three theorists (Taylor, Weber, and Fayol) and focuses on the efficiency of employees and on improving an organization's productivity through quantitative (i.e., measurable, data-driven) methods.
  • Controlling Activities

    • Based on the findings of Henri Fayol, control has become one of the most helpful concepts a manager should learn.
    • Henri Fayol, a French businessman, first declared the four basic functions of management (also known as the P-O-L-C framework):
  • Defining Management

    • From this perspective, Henri Fayol (1841–1925) considers management to consist of six functions: forecasting, planning, organizing, commanding, coordinating, and controlling.
  • Fulfilling the Controlling Function

    • In 1916, Henri Fayol formulated one of the first definitions of control as it pertains to management: "Control consists of verifying whether everything occurs in conformity with the plan adopted, the instructions issued, and principles established.
  • Doing business across cultures

  • Summary and references

    • Ulijn, Jan and Fayolle, Allaine.
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