SOC227H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Scientific Management, No Freedom, Quality Circle
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Soc 227 work & occupations. Microphones and motion sensors in identification tags that help managers to make. Media item employment decisions, etc. How management approaches can be seen as management culture . The two general concerns of managers. Difference between prescriptive and explanatory theories. Bonuses) and internal rewards (get employees to control themselves) How depends on: procedures: what you believe about employees, what you value about employees; ex. Creativity, putting in the hours, following. Management culture: beliefs, values, norms; ex. What managers are expected to do (ex. Open door policy: symbols; ex. Reserved parking spots for managers. For management and organizational structure: read text on, weber (also re- read ch. Prescriptive theories: they tell you what to do, guide managers. Explanatory theories: explain why managers do the things they do. Control practices: why kind of control should be used: scientific management. Originated in weber"s writings about bureaucracy and rationality.
