Administrative Management Theory: Advantages And Disadvantages Of Administrative Theory

1 INTRODUCTION
The administrative management theory attempts to find rational ways to design an organization as a whole. The theory generally calls for a formalized official construction, a clear separation of labor, and delegation of power and authority to administrators relevant to their spans of responsibilities. This paper aims to comprehensively clarify the origins of the administrative theory with meticulous reference to its respective contributors as general administrative theorist considering the significance of the theory as a whole and clarifying its role. The essay begins with definition of terms related to the administrative theory as a whole. This will then be followed by looking into detail of the origins of the theory in order

6.1 The advantages of administrative theory under Weber
Max Weber searched for structural solutions to the problems within an organisations, thus Max Weber believed fundamentally that restructuring organisations could eliminate the majority of negative activities and issues of organisational behavior. However Max Weber developed important contribution to concepts such as bureaucracy, supervision, division of labour, and coordinated work by informal communication and standardization. Max weber theories gave public sector organisations a framework for knowledge and a guide to achieve organisational objectives and goals (Mahmood 2012: 516).
According to Mahmood (2012: 516) Max Weber focused on dividing organization into hierarchies and establishing strong lines of authority and control. He suggests that organizations should develop comprehensive and detailed standard operating procedures to perform pre-planned tasks, Max Weber believes that civilization was changing to seek technical result at the cost of humanistic