[CMN 136] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (13 pages long)
5 Oct 2016
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Organization: collective of people working together, collaborating for purpose of achieving personal and group goals (know the exact definition) Build& structure, mature . then big comp, older and have rep. Each human combines in new intelligence. (we want to know what they know about this etc. ) Cultural metaphor: people, chemistry, feeling it , much like stepping in and feeling like one. Political system: the power dynamic working in organizations. (oppression, advantage & disadvantage) Networks metaphor: looking @ lines of interaction. (who speaks to who but about what) Frederick taylor- father of scientific management. (belief that there is 1 best way of doing something) time and motion studies efficiency. Henry fayol- father of scientific administration (how to do inventory etc) Hawthorne effect: phenomenon mere attention to individuals will cause change in behavior. Abraham maslow- contributed to management theory managers should know their employees. , everyone has different motivations. Douglas mcgregor: managers having theory x and theory y perspectives.
