The engineering consultant firm

The Engineering Consultant Firm


Queensland University of Technology
Faculty of Business
School of Management
MGB007 Engineering Management
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 3
2 THEORIES OF MANAGEMENT 4
2.1 CLASSICAL MANAGEMENT 4
2.1.1 Scientific management 4
2.1.2 Administrative management 4
2.2 BEHAVIOURAL MANAGEMENT 4
2.2.1 The Hawthorne Studies 4
2.2.2 Theory X/Theory Y 5
2.3 QUANTITATIVE MANAGEMENT 5
2.3.1 Management science 5
2.3.2 Operations management 5
2.4 CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT 5
3 ENGINEERING CONSULTING FIRM 6
4 REAL LIFE MANAGEMENT 7
4.1 DONALD E. PETERSEN, CEO 1985 – 1989, FORD MOTOR COMPANY 7
4.2 PERCY BARNEVIK, CEO 1987 – 1997, ASEA BROWN BOVERI, ABB 7
4.3 TAIICHI OHNO, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 1975 – 1978, TOYOTA 8
4.4 CARL-HENRIC SVANBERG, CEO 1994 – 2003-03-26, ASSA ABLOY 8
5 DISCUSSION ...