Management 337 / Summer 2005 / Organization Theories / Slide # 1 Organization Theories
Management 337 / Summer 2005 / Organization Theories / Slide # 2 Management Theories (I) Management Process “Traditional” approach Based on Fayol’s functions Empirical Case study approach Business schools Human Behavior Behavioral science approach (individuals and groups) Roots in psychology
Management 337 / Summer 2005 / Organization Theories / Slide # 3 Management Theories (II) Social System Behavioral science (groups & organizations) Roots in sociology Decision Theory Management as decision making Roots in economics Mathematical Modeling behavior Primarily (not exclusively) operations research
Management 337 / Summer 2005 / Organization Theories / Slide # 4 Some Disciplines Contributing to Management Social sciences Psychology (industrial, social) Sociology Anthropology Quantitative fields Economics Finance Mathematics
Management 337 / Summer 2005 / Organization Theories / Slide # 5 Systems Theory 5 related components: Input Transformation process Output External environment Feedback Synergy Equilibrium
Management 337 / Summer 2005 / Organization Theories / Slide # 6 Environment Systems Model Output Input Transformation Process Feedback
Management 337 / Summer 2005 / Organization Theories / Slide # 7 Every System is Made up of Subsystems One view: Boundary spanning Production Maintenance Adaptation Management Another view Technical Structural Psychosocial Managerial
Management 337 / Summer 2005 / Organization Theories / Slide # 8 Systems Theory and Organization Effectiveness How well the organization manages the interaction between internal and external environments Three basic principles: Organizations must have inputs to survive (or face entropy) One system’s output is another system’s input, and vice versa Organizations must respond to feedback (remain open, not closed)
Management 337 / Summer 2005 / Organization Theories / Slide # 9 Contingency Theory There is no “One Best Way” to manage organizations and people Every situation has different requirements