Management is a special kind of activity that makes unorganized crowd - focused, effective and productive team.It also acts as a stimulating element for social change and significant change.Management practices existed since ancient times, so that there is evidence of (the construction of the Egyptian pyramids, political organizations in Rome and Macedonia), so we can conclude that the history of management thought is deeply rooted in the past.
until the 19th century no one thought about how to manage, as a separate science and its system, all interested in money and power.Only in the beginning of the century Robert Owen began to deal with the achievement of the objectives of the enterprise with the help of the workers.It improves their working conditions, provide good housing, stimulate additional payment for quality work, thus developing a material interest.These innovative ideas were unique breakthrough in human consciousness and the role of leader.Thus, the history of management thought made one step forward.
Later, Frederick Taylor published a book on the principles of scientific management, which is considered the beginning of the recognition and isolation in a separate area of research management.Since then, the history of management thought ever closer to that management can significantly influence the development and success of businesses.His success largely depended on progress in other areas, such as psychology, mathematics, sociology, and others. The knowledge helps to understand what are the criteria to evaluate management approaches.
While the history of management thought had several approaches that significantly influenced its further development in the theory and practice.The approaches of different schools of management contained the four different aspects: the school of scientific management, in terms of human relations and behavioral science, management approach, and quantitative methods.
Aware of the impact of external forces on the activities of organizations, researchers are developing other approaches.The history of management thought, moving forward, finds its reflection in the first process approach, which considers it as a series of interrelated management functions.Then, in a systems approach, which draws the attention of the leaders of that organization - a set of interrelated elements (people, objectives, technologies, etc.), which move in the direction of a variety of purposes and are subject to changing environmental conditions.And the situational approach, which focuses on the fact that management practices should be determined on the basis of the situation.
At the present time, the development of management thinking has reached clear trends, strategies and strength.Management is a process and a product of the environment and the concept of control shifted their attention to the human factor, organizational and methodological solutions to the issues.
