Essays on Organization Theory

(College/Institute)

Introduction

In the early part of the 1950’s, in what has now become the “Simon-Waldo debates,” began to be published in The American Political Science Review. Starting as a reference in Waldo’s “Development of Theory of Democratic Administration” work that was released in March 1952, the high profile debates was anchored on Waldo’s doubts on the concern of “logical positivism” and the response of Herbert Simon in the succeeding June issue of the Review. As newcomers to the discipline and both in their early 30s, Waldo and Simon discussed the issues of democracy, efficiency, and principles, ...

Organization Theory in Action

Organization Theory in Action

The organization structure could be the catalyst of the problems resulting in disgruntled employees. First, the degree to which the authority of decision-making is concentrated in the upper levels in the organization is high. The company is centralized and most of the decisions are made by the top executive officials. The centralization of the company’s operations could be leading to the inefficiencies experienced which have even led to losing top talent from the company. Additionally, the structure of the company is not formalized. The company’s procedures, rules, policies, and job descriptions have not ...

INTRODUCTION

There have been many different ideologies, perspectives, approaches and philosophies that human beings apply to their spiritual beliefs, the political views and the values that control day-to-day lives. This is true in all of the disciplines dedicated to pursuing an understanding how people behave in all sorts of situations, including from the psychological, sociological and criminological. Classical Organization Theory is one of these concepts. Classical Organization Theory works under one basic principle, there is one best and most correct way to accomplish any given task. Classical Organizational theory can be applied to business environments, healthcare and, very often, within ...

Critical Analysis for Management

Introduction Organizations are entities that comprise of people and/or systems. Organizations are neither a completely harmonious setting nor or they battlefields where conflicts define their structure. Instead, organizations can be stated as something which political negotiations define. Essentially, the very survival within an organization is an act that is heavily influenced by politics. Human and material resources together form an organization. Out of these two most important resources, it is the human resources of the organization who work in transforming the material resources into an end- product or service. For transforming the material resources into finished goods or services, ...

After analyzing the company’s strategy, structure, environment, culture, conflict and power relations, one find out that many things need to be put in place in the firm, in concern with these areas to enable the firm to be a market leader again. The first problem at the Printzhof Press is that the leadership structure is relaxed, and the leaders are not willing to push their employees. Most importantly, the HR manager needs to be a full strategic partner in transforming the department. The leader can achieve this factor by using the contingency effectiveness approach, which mainly relies on ...

Part One

Association in the simplest term may be defined as accumulation of individuals who cooperate for accomplishment of steady destinations by work division (Definition of an Association. 2016). Business associations convey their products in such a way that at the end of the exchange with purchasers, there is a benefit. There are many theories that try to explain the varied elements of business associations. The hierarchical hypothesis focuses on giving an interdisciplinary highlight on different aspects. The first aspect is social association impact on mentality and behavior of affiliate people. The second is Individual activity and quality impact on overall ...

Classical Organization Theory

The classical organizational theory is identified as the oldest school of management pre-dated in the early twentieth century (Shafritz, Ott, and Jang, 2012). This theory is premised on efficiency of bureaucratic systems that operate in an organization. This school of management is based on ensuring maximum productivity of an organization’s systems. In this regard, this theory involves centralized decision-making, specialization of labor, and maximization of profit. For this reason, the theory encompasses a combination of three distinct concepts, bureaucratic, scientific, and administrative theories (Daft, Murphy, and Willmott, 2013). The classical organizational theory was advanced by the first scholars, ...

Innovation and management of change are very important aspects of strategic management. It is vital to take a look at different perspectives of change management

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Question 1: Explain van de ven poole models and terminology and describe two of change management theories from the curriculum?

Van de Ven and Poole made important contributions in change management. The Life cycle theory and the Dialectical theory are of great significance in organizations. Considering the Life cycle theory it is worth indicating that the underlying principle of this theory is that “change is imminent: that is, the developing entity has within it ...

Is management theory scientific?

Management theories are specific beliefs that have been formulated about a highly interpersonal and subjective area of organizing and managing human subjects. Calling management theories as purely scientific in the truest sense of the word can be erroneous because many of the current management theories did not necessarily undergo the strict and rigorous process involved in the scientific process.

Critically evaluate the contribution of Taylor and Toyota in management theory

When examining management theories, Frederick Winslow Taylor’s scientific management theory and Toyota’s 14 principle theory will almost always be involved. Below is a discussion of the contributions of these two turning point theories in the way management principles are seen ...

The wolf of Wall Street (2013), a movie based on true events, revolves around Jordan Belfort’s life. He started out as a low-level stock-broker and GOT retrenched when the company he was working for became bankrupt. He found employment with a small company that dealt with Penny Stocks. Thereafter, he broke out and started his company, Stratton Oakmont Inc., with a group of friends, which was an Over-The-Counter (OTC) brokerage house. I selected this movie so as to analyze the organizational structure in Over-The-Counter firms. These types of firms have been criticized and branded the “dark market” because their charges in ...

Executive Summary

The strategic plan of Pepsi aims at establishing a clear vision and defined goals of how to maintain market leadership of Pepsi and how it has been able to be the best employer in the recent past. Pepsi Co majority of the times had a dominant position in the market, however, at the same time, it has also faced intense competition from its rival, Coca- Cola. The one type of change that it has experience in the last five years is its Diversity Inclusion Project which is now being led by CEO, Indra Nooyi, who has also been a major transformation in ...

Communication Techniques

Abstract In a society, it is very important for people to communicate in order to have a peaceful co-existence. This is also the same for an organization. The organization behaviour is essential because it guides and improves the behaviours and the attitudes of the people in the organization. This is why the organization theory was formulated. The organization theory has enabled people to form a hierarchy in, which communication occurs from the manager to the normal workers. Feedback was formulated in order for the workers to be able to communicate and provide imputes on important decisions made by the managers. Efficiency ...

Organizational Structure and Culture

Introduction The shared norms and values of an organization not only affect how the organization is perceived externally but also its performance and innovativeness. Organizational culture galvanizes everyone in the organization through common assumptions, shared norm and values. Different tasks are shared accordingly using different criteria. The organizational structure entails the task allocation, supervision and coordination, all which are aimed towards the realization of organizational goals. Organizational culture and structure are two concepts that intimate how the employees are organized around tasks in line with the norms of an organization to achieve excellence.

Organizational cultures

Different methods have been used ...

PART 1: Dark Leadership

Introduction Dark leadership is defined as the “systemic and sustained behavior by an organizational leader that violates the organizational interests by denting and /or sabotaging the organizations tasks, resources, goals and effectiveness and/or the motivation , wellbeing or job satisfaction” (Sankar,2003, p.112). In recent years, organizational leaders have gained much recognition as agents of entrepreneurship and change. As much as many tend to focus on the positive elements associated with leaders certain liabilities or risks are also entailed (Herbst, 2014). These very behaviors have the power to produce problematic or devastating outcomes for their organizations. This usually takes ...

Introduction

Work is essential to the society as it is the major source of production. Therefore, work and production are related, and this relationship is essentially interrelated with the technology. The three main components of technology used for services and goods production in the society include the knowledge, materials, and operations technology. Technology pervades each aspect of the contemporary business enterprise. The operations technologies have essentially turned out to be an inherent component of working lives within the contemporary organizations. In the modern world, the process, content, and structure of work have changed. In essence, work is now more cognitively ...

Question 1

You have just been hired by a large organization to serve as a first line supervisor, but because you are in an influential department, you have the opportunity to meet the top managers at a company party and to dialogue with the CEO on his responsibilities. Knowing the responsibilities and types of decisions made by top management as we studied them in organization theory, what would you discuss the organization with the CEO?

Response:

Awareness is necessary with preparedness for the conversation or discussion with the CEO about the organization. Initially, I would discuss about the advantages of the organization as a tool to ...

Management

Organizational structures - Is the formal setup and control of employee activities and their relationship with their employers. - Coordinates the employee’s activities in motivation, reward, and punishment. - Shapes the behaviors of employees in the workplace therefore shaping the culture of an organization. - The process of organizational design can also be used to change and manage the structure.

Organizational design and change

- Organizational design and change are managed by structure and culture. - It also manages the longevity and relevance of a company. - Balance is vital in organizational design and change

Organizational culture

- It ...

Part 1: Group dynamics3Section 1: Working in groups and team.3

Section 2: Conflict and negotiation.5 Section 3: Management and leadership.6 Part 2: The organization system.7Section 1: Organization structure7 Part 2: The organization system.9Section 1: Organization structure..9

Section 3: HR policies & practices11

Conclusion...12

References13

Introduction Group dynamics in organizations revolve around the relations between employees and managers and how they interact in groups. These groups and teams may be formal or informal, and they may be set for specific tasks or for general tasks. Group dynamics determine the chances of success of an organization as far as team work is concerned. In this paper, Wal-Mart is the organization for the study. This ...

Article Review

Summary of modern organization theory Modern organization theories are based on the fact that any organization is adaptive and dynamic to changes in the working environment. Customer sentiment, competition, technology, market diversity are some of the issues that coarse change in any organization. These modern theories are adaptive, multi-motivated, multi-disciplinary, dynamic, and descriptive, among other characteristics (FAO Corporate Document Repository 2013). Modern theories include systems approach theory, contingency or situational approach, and socio-technical approach theory.

Systems approach theory

Ludwig von Bertalanffy, William Ross Ashby among others founded the theory from the 1940’s to the 1970’s. it view an organization ...

Modern Organization Theory

Summary of modern organization theory Modern organization theories are based on the fact that any organization is adaptive and dynamic to changes in the working environment. Customer sentiment, competition, technology, market diversity are some of the issues that coarse change in any organization. These modern theories are adaptive, multi-motivated, multi-disciplinary, dynamic, and descriptive, among other characteristics (FAO Corporate Document Repository 2013). Modern theories include systems approach theory, contingency or situational approach, and socio-technical approach theory. The systems approach theory pictures an organization as an open and organic system that has several subdivisions that make up the whole ...

Introduction

Every organization has a specific aim with which it wishes to achieve to gain excellence and business satisfaction. Organizational structure may be defined as the way job tasks can be divided allocated and carried out by specified individuals in an organization. Culture may be defined as a set of beliefs or norms that are shared and accepted by a particular group of people in the society. Organizational culture can then be defined as a set of values that are shared by the employees at a particular organization (Baligh 2011, P. 38).

Different organizational structures and culture

There are several organizational structures that many organizations conform to in the industry ...

Frederick W. Taylor, Principles of Scientific Management, 1912

Thesis: According to Fredrick, the principles of scientific management when applied and given sufficient time can be very effective and produce far larger and better results for both employer and employees. The management of “initiatives and incentive” in which those on the management’s side deliberately provide a huge motivation to workmen who work for them and as return the group of workmen responds by putting efforts to their very best ability all the times in the interest of their employers. “The first advantage which scientific management has over initiatives and incentive management initiative of workmen is obtained practically ...

Ahn, M.J., Bretschneider, S.(2011). Politics of e-government: E-government and political control of bureaucracy. Public Administration Review, 71 (3) The following article is aimed at reporting innovative public administration experiment in South Korea, which was initiated in order to reduce negative influences of bureaucracy on provision of governmental services and improve citizen participation and democratic values. The article is useful for the research as it reflects recent trends in the development of public administration and can serve as a good ground to use upside down approach, when coming to the history of the issue. Matei, L., Flogaits, ...

Organization Theory

Organization Theory The United States Small Business Administration is an agency that was formed in 1953 with an aim of helping Americans start, build and develop business enterprises. The agency also protects the infant industries’ interests from the competition by other huge firms in the market, and this enables them to achieve their set objectives. This state firm encourages entrepreneurs to develop their businesses so as to promote self reliance, and create employment in the American economy. Small businesses are the backbone of any economy as they generate for the government, and offer employment opportunities to people ( ...

Management and the Organization Theory

Management and the Organization Theory Question 1: In order to boost the morale of the workers and consequently increase the quality of output, a change in the culture of the organization becomes my priority as a manager once I am offered the job. Firstly, involvement of the workers and supervisors in setting goals, objectives and targets of the firm will help to make them feel recognized hence building their morale. Once the workers are back to the required standards, I will involve them in setting a code of ethics and quality control schemes so that each member of the firm knows ...

Introduction

Gender is relevant for work and organization in the 21st century in many ways. The one that will be discussed is sexuality and organization and how it has improved over time due to formation of reforms to make it easier for people to work well in an organization. Sexuality can range from different things such as homosexuality, sexual harassment, heterosexuality and transsexuals. Homosexuality is the sexual or romantic attraction between members of the same sex. It is divided into two gays for men and lesbians for women. Heterosexuality is the romantic attraction between a man and a woman. There are many ...

1. Review the organizational structure from the university's website (www.callutheran.edu). Given this cursory view of the organizational structure, discuss the university's apparent structure in the context of the classical school of organization theory. Be sure to cite specific classical school authors in your discussion. California University is among the largest and well established institutions in United States of America. It is sponsored by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. It is located in Thousand Oaks, which is said to be among the safest cities in America according to FBI statistics. The institution admits students both locally and internationally ...

Organizational theories date back to the era when human beings first stated engaging in commercial activities. Despite this fact, these theories are still relevant in the present day economic environment though modern day theorists are working on either advancing them or formulating new ones. These theories are specifically directed at the organizational management because they are decision-making tools. However, it must be mentioned that neither of these theories is conclusive when applied singularly because each of the theories have weaknesses. This thesis shall briefly look at the classical, neoclassical, human resource, organizational cultural reforms and organizational environment theories. The ...

Role of informal work groups in an organization

Informal working groups are present in every organization, and debate on whether they are important to the performance of the organization still continues. Taylor perceived them as being detrimental to the organization while Hawthorne later identified them as forming an important part of the organization and contributing positively towards the achievement of an organization’s goals. Despite the occasionally harmful effects informal groups may have on the organization, they also have many benefits, both direct and indirect, to the organization and the important part that they play in the formation of an organizational culture cannot be downplayed (Jaffe, 2001). ...