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Management Theories

This document provides an overview of management theories and the role of managers. It defines management as involving planning, organizing, directing, and controlling to achieve organizational goals. Leadership involves developing relationships and empowering others to achieve goals. Traditional management theories focused on efficiency and structure, while modern theories emphasize human relationships and motivation. The document suggests managers can apply these theories to understand what motivates employees and direct an organization effectively.

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Management Theories

This document provides an overview of management theories and the role of managers. It defines management as involving planning, organizing, directing, and controlling to achieve organizational goals. Leadership involves developing relationships and empowering others to achieve goals. Traditional management theories focused on efficiency and structure, while modern theories emphasize human relationships and motivation. The document suggests managers can apply these theories to understand what motivates employees and direct an organization effectively.

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MANAGEMENT THEORIES

OBJECTIVES

1. Understand the role of a manager within an organization.


2. Define the functions of management.
3. Explore the differences between a manager and a leader.
4. Understand theories of management.
WHAT DOES A MANAGER DO?

• Communicate the organization’s mission & vision


• Help employees understand how their day-to-day work fits into the
organization’s mission & vision
• Middle management: (where OTs often end up in management)
• Oversee a department, or group of employees/services
• Coordinate employees & their tasks
• Report “up” to superior management
FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT

1. Planning
• Set goals, objectives, and plan for the future
Executives
2. Organizing
Senior
3. Directing Management
4. Controlling Middle Management

First-level Management

Staff
MANAGEMENT VS. LEADERSHIP

• Leadership and management are complementary


• Management involves carrying out tasks related to planning, directing,
organizing, controlling….in order to achieve the organization’s goals
• Leadership involves developing relationships, empowering, and
inspiring…in order to achieve the organization’s goals
MANAGEMENT THEORY: TRADITIONAL

• Scientific management theory


• Focus on improving efficiency
• Analyze workflow
• Administrative management theory
• Formalized organizational structure
• Division of labor, delegation of power
• Bureaucratic management theory
• Hierarchical structure
• Standardized processes
MANAGEMENT THEORY: MODERN

• Human Relations Theory


• Focus on people and relationships
• Organization is a social system
• General Systems Theory
• Sum of parts
• X & Y Management Theory
• X: workers are not motivated, need to be micromanaged
• Y: workers like to work and are self-fulfilled
CLINICIAN TO MANAGER

• Use management theory to help understand what motivates people


and how to direct people in your organization
• Many of the skills that you develop as a clinician can be repurposed to
be an effective manager
REFERENCES

• Jacobs, K., McCormack, G. L., & A., P. K. J. (2019). The occupational therapy
manager. AOTA Press.
• Nadrifar, A., Bandani, E., & Shahryari, H. (2016). An Overview of Classical
Management Theories: A Review Article.
• Pindur, W., Rogers, S. E., & Suk Kim, P. (1995). The History of Management: A
Global Perspective. Journal of Management History, 1(1), 59–77.
https://doi.org/10.1108/13552529510082831

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