Management fad
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A management fad is used to characterize a change in philosophy or operations that sweeps through businesses and institution. Some fads may become established aspects of business, sustaining themselves over several years. Others may disappear when initial enthusiasm wanes.
The appraisal that a management theory or practice is a "management fad" is subjective and it may be used positively or negatively. Several authors have argued new management ideas should be subject to greater critical analysis and for the need for greater conceptual awareness in managers [1]
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Examples
The following management practices and theories have been classified by some (see reading below) as management fads:
- Management by objectives
- Deming System
- Total Quality Management
- The customer service revolution
- Reengineering
- Knowledge management
- Service-Oriented Architecture
- Six Sigma
- 5S_(methodology)
See also
References
- ↑ Christensen, C M & Raynor, M E (2003) “Why Hard-Nosed Executives Should Care about Management Theory” Harvard Business Review September 2003
Related reading
- Crainer, Stuart, and Des Dearlove, “Whatever Happened to Yesterday's Bright Ideas?,” Across the Board, Vol. 43, No. 3, May/June 2006, pp. 34-40.
- Malone, Michael S., “A Way Too Short History of Fads,” Forbes, Vol. 159, No. 7, April 7, 1997 (ASAP supplement).
- Paul, Annie Murphy, “I Feel Your Pain,” Forbes, Vol. 174, No. 13, Dec. 27, 2004.
- Strang, David; Macy, Michael W.,"In Search of Excellence: Fads, Success Stories, and Adaptive Emulation." American Journal of Sociology, Jul2001, Vol. 107 Issue 1
- Wilson, T.D. (2002) "The nonsense of 'knowledge management'" Information Research, 8(1), paper no. 144. [Available at http://InformationR.net/ir/8-1/paper144.html]
- D Collins. "The branding of management knowledge: rethinking management ‘fads’," Journal of Organizational Change Management, 2003, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p186, 19p.
- D. Collins. "The fad motif in management scholarship," Employee Relations, Feb. 2001.
- Leonard J. Ponzi & Michael Koenig: Knowledge Management, another management fad? downloaded on July 29, 2008
