MHR 849 Study Guide - Final Guide: Contingency Theory, Organizational Learning, Scientific Management

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Human Resources
• Course: MHR 849
• Professor: Agnes Meinhard

Document Summary

Please save as a separate file named a plus the nine digits of your student number. Answer the question in no more than 750 words. We began the course with a video presentation of the direction that 21st century organizations are moving in. We then proceeded to trace the development of organizational theory from its origins in scientific management to the complex systems models that incorporate chaos theory and organizational learning theory. Signs seem to indicate that we have moved beyond the functionality of the bureaucratic model, yet the bureaucratic structure still dominates as the universal organizational form. Using the concepts learned in this course, explain why the bureaucratic form still persists despite the fact that theoretically other forms may be better suited for today"s world. In your answer, identify the other forms and speculate why they have not been uniformly embraced. Please save as a separate file name b plus the nine digits of your student number.