‘Wait for Your Time’ Concept in Management Practice in the Nigerian Terrain: Appraising and Critique of Classical Management Theories
Oluseyi A. Akintayo
Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Japheth Abdulazeez Yaya *
Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, P.M.B. 4008, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Chioma Euriel Uzohue
Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos State, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This paper examines ‘wait for your time concept in management practice in the Nigerian terrain’. Theories are systematic groupings of interdependent concepts and principles which give a framework to or tie together a significant area of knowledge and they enable us to communicate efficiently. Management theory can be described as a way of categorising pertinent management knowledge or combination of concepts and principles of management. In organisations, management is very important because organisations can never achieve its objectives without proper management; it has been described as the art of getting things done with the help of others. Also, the knowledge of management theories is essential for successful management and leadership in organisations. The application of some of these management theories (Classical Management Theories) in organisations in the Nigerian terrain considering its effect and outcome through the use of the concept ‘wait for your time’ in management practice is reviewed in this paper. Several examples of this management practice in Nigeria are given and several recommendations such as a total review of the classical management theory are made. The paper concludes as it recommends that the use of classical management theory in Nigerian organisations should be reviewed periodically.
Keywords: Management, management theory, classical management theories, ‘wait for your time’ concept, scientific management theory, bureaucratic theory, administrative theory.