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Henri Fayol’s Administrative Theory

Lilibeth Gonzalez

+Growing Generations of South

Texas

n  Established in 2010 by an LPC with 20+ years of experience

n  Expanded a few years later

n  Offers variety of services

n  All age groups

n  5+ types of therapy

n  20+ issues focused on

+Issues at hand

n Communication n  Assumptions of duties

n  Blame others for own actions

n  Time restrictions

n Organization

n  Responsibilities

n  Files

n  Records

n  Time

n Time management

n  Decisions don’t get made

+Theorists

n  Elton Mayo

n  1880- 1949

n  Australian psychologist

n  Human Relations Theorist and scientific management

n  Henri Fayol

n  1841-1925

n  French coal-mine engineer

n  Founder of the 14 principles of management and 5 functions of management

n  Douglas McGregor

n  1906- 1964

n  Management professor

n  Developed Theory X & Y

+Henri Fayol

n  Born in Turkey 1841

n  Raised in France after 1847

n  Began career as mining engineer at the age of 19

n  Founder of principles of modern management

+Administrative Theory Then

n  14 principles

n  Specific job design

n  Empowered managers

n  Formalized controls

n  Only report to one boss

n  Functions have only one plan and one boss

n  Employees committed to the organization

n  Pay reward system reasonable

n  “trickle-down” decision making

n  Hierarchical, formalized communication structure

n  Internal information system for control purposes

n  Commitment obtained through kindness

n  Train employees and encourage them to remain

n  Managers conceive and implement ideas

n  Imperative to maintain high morale among workers

+Administrative Theory Now

n  14 principles

n  Generalized job design

n  Employee empowerment

n  Informal controls

n  Report to multiple bosses

n  Functions have multiple plans and bosses

n  Organization is committed to employees-vice versa

n  Performance-based reward

n  Task relevant decision making

n  Less formalized communication structure

n  Internal information system for coordination purposes

n  Commitment obtained through a sense of ownership

n  On-going employee training and development

n  Workers conceive and implement ideas

n  Maintaining high morale not as imperative

+This could help

n  Performance-based reward system

n  Structure

n  Ownership

n  Ongoing development

n  Empowerment

n  Communication structure

n  Coordination

+Some things to ponder

n  Assign titles

n  Assign duties

n  Hold meetings

n  Set limits

n  Make things clear

n  Incorporate trainings

+What ifs

n  No progress

n  Growth-expansion

n  Staff

n  Loss in revenue

n  Less impact on community

Try not to ignore

+References n  Rodrigues, C. A. (2001). Fayol’s 14 principles of management then

and now:a framework for managing today’s organizations effectively. Management Decision,39(10), 880-889. doi:10.1108/eum0000000006527

n  Van Vliet, V. (2016). Douglas McGregor. Retrieved [June 28, 2019] from ToolsHero: https://www.toolshero.com/toolsheroes/douglas-mcgregor/

n  Van Vliet, V. (2017). Elton Mayo. Retrieved [June 28, 2019] from ToolsHero: https://www.toolshero.com/toolshero/elton-mayo/

n  Van Vliet, V. (2010). Henri Fayol. Retrieved [June 28, 2019] from Toolshero: https://www.toolshero.com/toolsheroes/henri-fayol/

n  Growing Generations of South Texas, Licensed Professional Counselor, Alton, TX, 78573. (2016, February 16). Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/growing-generations-of-south-texas-alton-tx/276518

n  Hernandez, A., (June 28, 2019). Personal interview