The Essential Nature of Management

Abstract

Management is seen as a process common to all functions of an organisation. Clarification of objectives, planning, organising, directing and controlling Theory X and Theory Y as two extremes of management style are examined. The Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid, as a means of comparing styles, is discussed, as is Likert's four‐fold model of management systems. It is concluded that attention should be focused on the people‐organisation relationships.

Citation

Mullins, L. (1987), "The Essential Nature of Management", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 87 No. 5/6, pp. 15-17. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb057477