Vadybos paradigma

Abstract

Straipsnyje nagrinėjama vadybos, kaip specifinės žmogaus veiklos, atsiradimo ir vystymosi istorija, šios veiklos patyrimo pagrindo susiformavusios organizacijų valdymo žinių sistemos esmė, atkreipiamas dėmesys į skirtingą atskirų autorių šios žinių sistemos sampratą. Vadovaujantis teorinio tyrimo rezultatais, išdėstyta vadybai reikalingų žinių struktūra ir turinys

Organization managers and management researchers are unanimous in that practical management (the activity of organization management) can only be successful when a system of specific knowledge is employed. Still, a scientific discussion about the content of this knowledge system has been continuing to the present day. Both the representatives of classical management theories (Taylor, 1903, 1911; Fayol, 1916; Follett, 1942; Barnard, 1948; Gulick, 1937; Weber, 1947 and others) and modern theoreticians (Drucker, 1974, 1997; Mintzberg, 1983; Hammer, 1993; Hisrich, 1992; Peters, Waterman, 1982 and others) define the concept of management knowledge differently. This situation acted as an incentive to join the scientific discussion. The aim of the theoretical research that is at the basis of this article is to define the structure and content of knowledge necessary for practical management and to indicate the framework of this knowledge system. The origination of management as a specific human activity is an objective phenomenon based on social labour division. Over a few thousands of years this activity has become professional and a social group of professional managers has been formed. Professional activity can be carried out qualitatively only when based on specific knowledge about this sphere of activity. The results of the theoretical research show that the entirety of this knowledge is comprised of two parts: the knowledge of economics, sociology, psychology, law, ergonomics, ethics, logics and other necessary for organization management; the knowledge of management as an individual branch of social sciences. The structure and content of management (management theory) as a branch of science is defined by the following parts: methodological fundamentals of organization management; the characteristics of management system structure; the characteristics of management process. [...]