Question based on Case Law

[hemant pandey]

Mr. Vincent, the Manager of a large supermarket, was taking a management course in theevening programme at the local college. The Professor had given an interesting but disturbinglecture the previous night on the various approaches to management. Vincent had always thoughtthat management involved just planning, organizing and controlling. Now this Professor wassaying that management could also be thought of as quantitative models, systems theory andanalysis, and even something called contingency relationships. Vincent had always consideredhimself a good manager, and his record with the supermarket chain had proved it. He thought ofhimself, “I have never used operations research models, thought of my store as an open system,or developed or utilized any contingency relationship. By doing a little planning ahead,organizing the store, and making some things got done, I have been a successful manager. Thatother stuff just does not make sense. All the professor was trying to do was complicate things. Iguess I will have to know it for the test, but I am sticking with my old plan, organize and controlapproach to managing my store.

 

Please provide Me suitable answer of the following two questions...

1. Critically analyze Mr. Vincent’s reasoning.

2. If you were the professor and you knew what was going through Vincent’s mind, what would yousay to Vincent?

[DR.MARIAPPAN GOVINDARAJAN]

This is the discussion forum where doubts are being clarified and shared the views gathered by experience. Not for such items.

AI Summary

Supermarket Manager Critiques Modern Management Theories, Prefers Traditional Methods; Forum Emphasizes Practical Knowledge Sharing Over Theory A discussion forum post raised questions about management approaches, specifically critiquing Mr. Vincent, a supermarket manager, who was skeptical of modern management theories taught in his course, such as quantitative models and systems theory. Vincent preferred traditional methods of planning, organizing, and controlling. The reply from a forum participant indicated that the forum is meant for sharing experiences and clarifying doubts, implying that Vincent's questions might not align with the forum's purpose, which is more focused on practical knowledge sharing rather than theoretical debates.