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MASTER MANAGEMENT MODEL (FROM COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS INSTITUTE, 1978 - SEE NCJ-56514)

NCJ Number
56516
Author(s)
N F CHAMBERLAIN
Date Published
1978
Length
30 pages
Annotation
MANAGEMENT THEORY, MANAGEMENT STYLES, MODELS OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, MANAGEMENT METHODS AND PRACTICES, AND MASLOW'S MODEL OF HUMAN NEEDS ARE TOPICS EMBODIED IN THIS MASTER MANAGEMENT MODEL.
Abstract
MANAGEMENT AS A TERM IS DEFINED BY A 3M FORMULA: MANAGEMENT EQUALS MANPOWER PLUS MATERIALS TIMES METHODS. THE CONCEPT OF COST-BENEFIT OR COST-EFFECTIVENESS CAN ALSO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE MANAGEMENT EQUATION. AFFECTING MANAGEMENT ARE THE EVIRONMENT, THE POLITICAL SYSTEM, AND PUBLIC POLICY. THESE ELEMENTS INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER IN A WAY THAT CAN BE ANALYZED AND USED IN ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONMAKING. FOUR BASIC TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR MODELS ARE AUTOCRATIC WHERE BASIC MOTIVATION IS BASED ON POWER EXERCISED BY MANAGERIAL AUTHORITY, CUSTODIAL WHICH EMPHASIZES ECONOMIC RESOURCES AND MATERIAL REWARDS, SUPPORTIVE WHICH ATTEMPTS TO DIRECT BY LEADERSHIP ABILITY AND BY PROVIDING EMPLOYEES WITH A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT, AND COLLEGIAL WHICH SEEKS TO CREATE A CLIMATE OF MUTUAL CONTRIBUTION THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF FUNCTIONS AND TEAM WORK APPROACHES. IN MASLOW'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS, THE BASIC CONCEPT IS THAT ONE CANNOT PROGRESS FROM A LOWER TO A HIGHER LEVEL UNTIL NEEDS ARE MET ON THE LOWER LEVEL. THE FIVE LEVELS OF NEED IDENTIFIED BY HIM ARE SELF-ACTUALIZATION, STATUS NEEDS, SOCIAL NEEDS, PSYCHOEMOTIONAL NEEDS, AND PHYSICAL NEEDS. THE MASTER MANAGEMENT MODEL IS ADVANTAGEOUS TO AGENCY ADMINISTRATORS SINCE IT IS LIKE A MASTER PLAN, PROVIDING A UNIFIED PERSPECTIVE, AND SINCE IT HELPS PRACTITIONERS ACHIEVE MASTERY OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF ADMINISTRATION. FOUR STAGES IN THE MODEL ARE DEVELOPMENTAL, IMPLEMENTATION, OPERATIONAL, AND REFINEMENT. EIGHTEEN SPECIFIC STEPS ARE INCORPORATED IN THESE FOUR BASIC STAGES. THE MASTER MANAGEMENT MODEL IS VIEWED AS A SYSTEMS APPROACH IN THAT IT ATTEMPTS TO INTERFACE EACH COMPONENT STEP WITH THE STRUCTURE OF THE WHOLE. A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS PROVIDED. ILLUSTRATIONS OF AND DATA ON THE MASTER MANAGEMENT MODEL ARE INCLUDED. (DEP)

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