ADMINISTRATIVE THEORY EVOLUTION. Teaching unitCourses:BUSINESS MANAGEMENTYear: Year 1 of Bachelor's in LawDegree: Bachelor's in LawDescriptionReview, from an integrative point of view, of the main approaches of the administrative thinking which comprehends the concepts and principles that guide the administrative and organizational process of the businesses.ObjectivesTo know and understand the importance of the administrative process of the organizations. Identify the role of planning, organization, direction and control as the main phases which are part of that process.Getting familiar with the models and dominant paradigms in the administration area and business managementSubjectsLecture topicsThe administrative thinking from an integrative point of view: precedents and main approaches.Classical approaches: traditional theories of the organization.Classical approaches: human relations school and Tea of Cooperative Systems.Contemporary approaches: school of the organizational behavior and the quantitative theory.Contemporary approaches: systems theory and contingent approach.Current theories and tendencies.Laboratory topicsReading.Practice on the cooperative learning.Video view and debate