MHR 849 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-4: Decision-Making, Information System, Human Resources

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Human Resources
• Course: MHR 849
• Professor: Robin Church

Document Summary

Scientific management: created by frederick winslow taylor, scientific management postulates that decisions about organizations and job design should be based on precise, standard procedures for doing ecah job. Current challenges: globalization, environment for companies is becoming increasingly competitive and complex, ethics and. What is an organization: organizations are, social entities that are, goal directed, designed as deliberately structured and coorginated activity systems, and, linked to the external environment. Types of organizations: large multinational corporations, small or family owned, manufacturers, service providers (banks, medical services, for profit or non profit. Closed and open systems: closed system, does not depend on its environment, autonomous, enclosed, sealed off from the outside world. Organizational configuration: technical core: includes people who do the basic work of the organization. Engineers and tech support employees scan the environment for problems, opporgunities, and technological developments: administrative support: the administrative support function is responsible for the smooth operation and upkeep of the organziation, including its physical and human elements.