In the early days of the Union Pacific Railroad there really wasnt really a manageable
approach. The means of delivery were mostly by train and Union Pacific was one who
provided services. There really wasnt much of a manageable approach back then, when all
you had was a small fleet of trains going across the country delivering goods. Managing
wasnt really something organization thought of, they were in it for the money. If you were
an employee of UP such as an engineer you basically got a set of directions from your boss
and were off until you arrived at your final destination. Over time these approaches have
changed. Approaches such as the classical, human resource and quantitative have all
helped UP get from an average company to an excellent company. By using these
approaches UP changed into a goal setting organization.
Throughout the Industrial revolution different theories of management were brought up,
one being the classical approach. The classical approach was a theory which strived to
improve the productivity of operative personnel. With the help of guys like Taylor, the
Gilbreths, Fayol, and Weber efficiency increased. During this early time many
organizations were very inefficient, where activities were unplanned and unorganized.
There were also no real plans, managers really didnt know what to do besides run the
business. UP Railroad was a company who was there to do was to perform services to their
customers and that was it. There were no real goals managers could try to strive to,
because they had no goals. In and around this time when UP was just established many
