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9th Administrative approach

Another classical approach is from Henri Fayol . He describes the organization as a definition of a structure that is logical in itself and is independent set of people (individuals). In such a "machine-like" system be used in accordance with the individual. The Characteristics and needs of employees found little consideration. The central content is the planning and management task. Fayol compares the organization of processes with the task of a technical architect who designed a system. In planning, he understands the prognosis of the future and the resulting preparation through organizational structures and action models. Thus, applies the basis of planning away from the existing (human) capabilities, to an ideal organization from a structural perspective.

Man plays in this type of organization is a purely executive role. He is fit into it and has to carry out coordination procedures, without being . Change This means that the employee is denied any room for action and development.

Fayol sets for the Administrative approach 14 Management Principles a basis from which I will mention eight:

1. division - more efficiency and better results by division of labor
2. authority and responsibility - first, the right instructions grant (authority) to give to others the power to the obedience (by organizational conventions), but at the same time, this requires responsible action by the relevant authority.
3. discipline - Obedience to all conventions.
4. unit of order placement - Only one person exercises control over an individual from - ie, matrix organizations are not possible.
5. unity of direction - All efforts are geared towards a defined goal.
6. centralization - All decisions have to be at a (central) city come together and taken.
7. hierarchy - The defined stages of appeal from top to bottom, align the decisions and communication.
8. order - Everything has its place and its allocated Role.

This formal organization regulates only the relations between "points" and not the relations between people. The decision is based on a reliable and predictable way of carrying out his commands.

The criticism of this approach is fundamental. Human relationships are left out of account, Definitions are not possible, empirical evidence is lacking, in dynamic environments is the organization too inflexible.

From today's perspective, focusing on the individual and staff with individual needs and the desire for further development and free design, this approach found little acceptance. Explanatory Recourse should, however, the history Fayol: He presented his theory on the basis of his experience as director of a French mine - in this environment was the changeability of the tasks and the need to adapt structures, where far less than expected in the modern organizations today and is lived.