MHR 841 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Organizational Theory, Hawthorne Effect, Air Canada
12 Mar 2018
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The evolution of organization theory and design. Historical perspectives: efficiency and scientific management, getting organized using administrative principles and bureaucracy, human relations and the hawthorne studies. Social entities that are: goal directed, designed with structure and coordinated systems, linked to the external environment. Types of organizations: size, for-profit versus nonprofit. Hierarchy of authority who reports to whom. Contextual dimensions: goals and strategy, the environment, size, culture, technology. Performance and effectiveness outcomes: efficiency, effectiveness, stakeholder approach, the environment. Contemporary organizational design: chaos theory, learning organizations. Levels of analysis: organizational behaviour (micro, organizational theory (macro, meso theory. E(cid:454)plai(cid:374) ho(cid:449) mi(cid:374)tz(cid:271)erg"s fi(cid:448)e (cid:271)asi(cid:272) parts of the orga(cid:374)izatio(cid:374) illustrated i(cid:374) e(cid:454)hi(cid:271)it 1. 5 (cid:449)ork. Organizations are ubiquitous and affect us every day. Organization theory and design concepts provide descriptive and predictive insights. The more you understand about organizational realities, the better an organizational actor you will be! Class 2: chapter 2: strategy, organizational design & effectiveness.
