The Tennessee Titans: The Scientific Management Theory

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In assignment one, I said that I wanted to work for my favorite team, the Tennessee Titans, as their general manger. The general manager, in football, oversees both the football and business side of the team. He is in charge of bringing in new players and offering contracts to current ones; he is in charge of making sure the fans have a good time, while also making sure that the team is making a profit through the season. Because of all the duties the general manger is tasked with, I would probably use all three of the management principles discussed in chapter two. The Scientific Management theory states that there is a “best” way to do one job instead of multiple ways of doing this. I would use this theory more towards the football aspect

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