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Compare and contrast the classical and the human relations theories of management. Discuss which of these management ideologies you think has more relevance to the organisations of today, giving examples to illustrate your discussion’  

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'Compare and contrast the classical and the human relations theories of management. Discuss which of these management ideologies you think has more relevance to the organisations of today, giving examples to illustrate your discussion' 'The manager is the dynamic, life giving element in every business. Without his leadership 'the resources of production' remain resources and never become production. In a competitive economy, above all, the quality and performance of the managers determine the success of the business; indeed they determine its survival. For the quality and performance of its managers is the only effective advantage and enterprise in competitive economy can have.' Peter F. Drucker, 1955, the practise of management. The classical management theory (Henry Fayol) Classical management theory is generally held to have originated in France in the early twentieth century with the work of Henry Fayol. It was the year that Frederick Winslow Taylor died that Fayol's book, general and industrial...

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