Organisation theory - Chapter 2

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Flashcards on Organisation theory - Chapter 2, created by Nilas Möllenkamp on 24/09/2014.
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Henry Fayol - Principles of organisation division of work authority discipline unity of command unity of direction general interest to be supreme interest remuneration: fair pay centralisation scalar chain: top-down communication order; people and stuff at right time on right place equity: be kind and fair at work stability of personnel: this implies personnel planning initiative: allow initiative -> improve effort esprit de corps: promote team spirit
Life stages Entrepreneurial Collectivity Formalization Elaboration Decline
Positivism world known & improved through research
Critical theory View of organizations focuses on perceived deficiencies
Postmodernism reject traditional approaches
Organisation structure degree of complexity, formalization & centralization
Open system Environment awareness Feedback Cyclical Tendency to growth Steady state Movement towards expansion (safety margin) Balance maintenance with adaption Equifinality: reaching same final form through different paths
Classical theory 1900-1930 Frederik Taylor (Scientific Management) Henry Fayol (Principles of organization) Max Weber (Bureaucracy) Ralph Davis (Rational planning)
Frederik Taylor Scientific Management - clear jobs - selection & training - cooperation workers & management - "equal" division of responsibility between managers & workers
Max Weber Bureaucracy - division of labor - well-defines authority - hierarchical - highly formalized - impersonal - well-defined career paths - professional & personal strictly separated
Ralph Davis Rational Planning - based on development of clear goals - means to achieve them (adding value)
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