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Lecture The evolution of management thought (6th edition) - Chapter 4: Management pioneers in the early factory

The genesis of modern management can be found in Great Britain and France after the Industrial Revolution: Robert Owen searched for harmony between the human facto and the age of machines, Charles Babbage applied a scientific approach to management, Andrew Ure taught and developed managers in Glasgow, Charles Dupin taught management courses in France. | THE EVOLUTION OF MANAGEMENT THOUGHT, 6TH EDITION Electronic Resource by: Regina Greenwood and Julia Teahen Management Pioneers in the Early Factory Chapter Four Management Pioneers in the Early Factory Robert Owen – problems in human terms Charles Babbage – systematic management Andrew Ure – trained managers Charles Dupin – took Ure’s ideas to France This illustration of power loom weaving appeared in Edward Baines's The History of Cotton Manufacture in Great Britain (1835) Robert Owen (1771- 1858) Utopian Socialist Learned about management by observing and trial and error on the job. At New Lanark he advocated more labor intensive agriculture, using a spade rather than a plow. He did not believe industrial progress was adequate to feed the growing population. Robert Owen Contributions Reformed the factory system by improving workers’ working & living conditions. Employed child labor but worked to get a law passed to regulate hours of work. “Silent Monitor” which relied on peer pressure or public knowledge of performance vs. corporal punishment. Philosophy was to invest in the “vital machines” as a means of increasing profitability. Robert Owen’s Philosophy Entrepreneurs should invest in the “vital machine” (people) as a means of increasing profitability. Individuals were “creatures of their environment;” character developed if the material and moral environment was proper. Owen’s Communal Society All would share equally, regardless of contribution There would be no division of labor There would be no wage system; payment was in “labor credits” New Harmony A bird's eye view of a community in New Harmony, Indiana, United States, as proposed by Robert Owen. Engraving by F. Bate, London 1838. Robert Owen - Biographical Notes Self-made, successful entrepreneur Founded his first factory in Manchester, England at age 18 Established New Lanark, Scotland partnership with new vision in 1795 Applied new ideas about the welfare of society to . | THE EVOLUTION OF MANAGEMENT THOUGHT, 6TH EDITION Electronic Resource by: Regina Greenwood and Julia Teahen Management Pioneers in the Early Factory Chapter Four Management Pioneers in the Early Factory Robert Owen – problems in human terms Charles Babbage – systematic management Andrew Ure – trained managers Charles Dupin – took Ure’s ideas to France This illustration of power loom weaving appeared in Edward Baines's The History of Cotton Manufacture in Great Britain (1835) Robert Owen (1771- 1858) Utopian Socialist Learned about management by observing and trial and error on the job. At New Lanark he advocated more labor intensive agriculture, using a spade rather than a plow. He did not believe industrial progress was adequate to feed the growing population. Robert Owen Contributions Reformed the factory system by improving workers’ working & living conditions. Employed child labor but worked to get a law passed to regulate hours of work. “Silent Monitor” which .