Evolution of ManagementIn this article, I will explain the evolution of management from the beginning of the industrial revolution to today, which includes the classical school of management, relationships humanities/behavioral school of management, theory X. and Y, scientific approach, contingency approach and theory Z. I will also compare the classic style and the current style with each other and with my current work environment . The classical school of thought began during the Industrial Revolution around 1900 and continued. in the 1920s, when new problems with the industrial system began to emerge. Managers didn't know how to train their employees (many of whom were non-English speaking immigrants) or handle growing job dissatisfaction, so they began testing solutions. Traditional or classical management focuses on efficiency and includes scientific, bureaucratic and administrative management. Bureaucratic management needs a rational set of structuring guidelines, such as rules and procedures, hierarchy and a clear division of labor. Scientific management focuses on the “best way” to get the job done. Administrative management emphasizes the flow of information in the functioning of the organization.The first...... middle of paper ......g. Fayol believed that all managers performed these functions and that these functions distinguished management as a discipline of study distinct from accounting, finance, and production. "(Online - http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/management/Log-Mar/ManagementThought.html)[3] "McGregor acknowledged that some people may not have reached the level of maturity assumed by the Theory Y and therefore may need tighter controls that can be relaxed as the employee develops." (Online - http://www.envisionsoftware.com/articles/Theory_X.html)[4] "This approach was born from the observation that the three previous approaches to management - classical, behavioral and operational research - did not always lead to an acceptable solution" (Patrick J. Montana and Bruce H Charnov, Management, third edition, page 30)