BU398 Chapter Notes -Management Control System, Behavioural Sciences, Computer Network
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A closed systems management perspective that focuses on the total organization and grows from the insights of practitioners (p. 26) bureaucratic organization change strategy chaos theory. An organization design that emphasizes management on an impersonal, rational basis through elements such as clearly defined authority and responsibility, formal record keeping, and uniform application of standard rules (p. 26) A plan to guide an organizational change (p. 6) Traits that characterize the whole organization, including its size, technology, environment, and goals (p. 18) contingency. A theory meaning one thing depends on other things; the organization"s situation dictates the correct management approach (p. 27) effectiveness. The degree to which an organization achieves its goals (p. 22) efficiency. The amount of resources used to produce a unit of output (p. 22) A series of experiments on worker productivity begun in 1924 at the hawthorne plant of western.
