Academic Writing - CRITICAL APPROACHES TO MANAGEMENT

Please answer ONE of the following essay questions. The essay should be 2000-2500 words. 1. Critically assess the ways in which F.W. Taylor's Scientific Management theory has influenced has influenced contemporary management practice 2. Discuss Ritzer’s components of McDonaldization and chose an institution (for example, higher education or the NHS) and demonstrate how it has become McDonaldized 3. Critically assess whether the Human Relations approach to the design of work and management of people, represents an improvement over work designed and managed according to the principles of Scientific Management? Structure Broadly, your essay should be structured in the following manner 1. Introduction – summary of your ideas and structure 2. Review of the literature 3. Conclusions 4. References 10- 20 Journals & Books Formatting Your work should be formatted in the following way: Word count in accordance to the assignment guideline words. Word count excludes; figures, tables, references, appendices and headings. Font to be 12pt Times New Roman, justified with 1.5 line spacing Include a section at the end of the assignment headed References which lists the authors and their works that you have cited in your answer Harvard referencing to be used