Organisation and Management theory

Mcdonald’s and Tesco:

Training, development and scientific sectioning of the workers are staff can be put on the job rotation system. Meaning experience is gained from working in every position inside the company. This reduces the risk of boredom as new skills are being enhanced every day.
Managers and workers sharing work and responsibility
These are Managers that treat staff with respect, and not blaming them for faults which aren’t their own. Learning to work together not of being individuals.
Development of true science for each person’s work;
Mac Donald’s helps employees to understand which ways helps them to work best and why. This would be done in a number of ways like personality tests, training exercises and so on.

Co-operation with works ensuring working is carried out in a prescribed way; Regarding Mac Donald’s it must mean managers and staff both listening to one another. If a decision is made by the managers and the staffs don’t agree then they must follow what has been said.

A Management theory is linked to the improvement of management as a means of increasing productivity and studying theories provides students of business management with information related to the braking down of work into a discrete task to find the ‘best possible way’

Tesco:
Training, development and scientific sectioning of the workers they continually update their staff knowledge to retain marketable skills by also making them rotate working areas, shift time etc. This is on the cutting edge of scientific knowledge and technology at Tesco.
They offer training to staff that will give them the opportunity to get on another level so that they are able to get the experience they need to do their job and to develop their careers at Tesco.

Managers and workers sharing work and responsibility
Managers find that growth gives them an increasing workload, so they add new members to their staff to perform some of the duties that were formerly handled by top management; this is because managers are responsible for the success and failure of the firm.

Development of true science for each person’s work
Tesco wants be a great place to work for all their staff. That's why they want everyone there to feel free to follow the career path that's right for them.

The advantages of Scientific Management
• Workers commonly had very little education.
• The de-skilling of work meant training would be simple and effective.
• Pay was increased by 60%.
• Increases the productivity from 121/2 tons per day to 471/2
• Labour and efficiency is divided. Specific roles and job description for management and workers.

The disadvantages of Scientific Management:
• Workers maybe become adjunct to machines.
• Price rates have meant a division between younger and older workers.
• It’s based on the assumption man are naturally lazy and motivated by money.
• It normally results in poor quality, high turnover and unrest
• Workers become hostile as they think it might lead to job losses.

Conclusion:
Scientific Management is an important factor of any business. This type of approach is old relating to the improvement of management.

It involves the braking down of work into discrete task finding the best possible solution to performing a task.

Taylor believed management acted on his ideas, work would become more satisfying and profitable for all concerned. E.g. workers would be motivated by receiving highest wage possible because of their working in the most efficient and productive way.