PSYCH 2AP3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, Rationality, Traditional Authority

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Introduction to organizations: some of the biggest organizations in the world are the united state department of defense, **note** religious organizations are known for their employees rather than their membership (i. e. the pope and priests) In north america, people aren"t necessarily as dedicated to their jobs, what they produce, or to their company as other countries" citizens are. In japan, the commitment and devotion the workers have for their factory is so immense that people actually worked to death . In both japan and germany, the highest and lowest paid wage gap is way narrower than in american and canada. Four types of rationality (these types of rationality tie to the different types of authority) (ivat) Instrumental rationality: based on calculative efforts to predict the behaviour of one"s fellows or environment, rationality based on expectations, conforms the most closely with contemporary uses of the term rational .