COMM 2P65 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Positivism, Elton Mayo, George Ritzer
9 Apr 2017
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Lenses help refine and sharpen what you look at, communication and culture is very complex but with a lens, you are able to zero down on what you are looking at. In the 19th century, there was no study of organizational culture. Founders who started to think about how people work together. Weber used the idea of religion to explain why people in the 19th century was working so hard. He is very critical of the new world of efficiency, and rules. De-personalized (cid:862)i"(cid:373) fili(cid:374)g a (cid:272)o(cid:373)plai(cid:374)t that (cid:271)ureau(cid:272)ra(cid:272)(cid:455) has (cid:272)rushed (cid:373)(cid:455) desire to li(cid:448)e. ir that"s (cid:374)ot the proper for(cid:373)(cid:863) One of the first people to recognize something in organizational life. Importance of psychological and social factors for productivity. How do physical conditions impact productivity? (hawthorne effect know for exam) Lights (they measured if we turn the lights up will people work harder, if lights are off will they work harder?) Heating (will they work harder with varied heats)
