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Management , Seventh Edition
Ricky W. Griffin, Texas A&M University
Learning Objectives

Chapter 2 Traditional and Contemporary Issues and Challenges

  • Justify the importance of history and theory to management and discuss precursors to modern management theory.
  • Summarize and evaluate the classical perspective on management, including scientific and administrative management, and note its relevance to contemporary managers.
  • Summarize and evaluate the behavioral perspective on management, including the Hawthorne studies, human relations movement, and organizational behavior, and note its relevance to contemporary managers.
  • Summarize and evaluate the quantitative perspective on management, including management science and operations management, and note its relevance to contemporary managers.
  • Discuss the systems and contingency approaches to management and explain their potential for integrating the other areas of management.
  • Identify and describe contemporary management issues and challenges


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