Ranson et al. (1980)‚ stated that “Organizational structure... describes both the prescribed frameworks and realized configurations of interaction‚ and the degrees to which they are mutually constituted and constituting. Modernism: As to Hatch and Cunliffe (2006)‚ Modernist focus on Objectivism which is belief in objective‚ external reality that independently exist from our knowledge on ontology philosophical saying. Martin Parker (2008) stated that on epistemology way‚ Modernism elevates the
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Part A Introduction This part of the literature will focus on Symbolic-interpretive and Modern perspective which result in different ways to analyse and understand organisations and organisation behaviour. Theory affects the ways organisations organise their concepts and understanding and provide multiple ways of seeing the world which is the reason why different organisation behave differently. Different perspectives result in conflict and disagreement between people over what is the true truth
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the reality. When the organisation has been well designed and managed‚ the systems of actions and decisions made will be driven by the norms of rationality‚ efficiency and effectiveness to realize the organisation goals such as mission and vision. (Hatch‚ 1997) Critical Theorists view organisation as places where inequalities in power relations will dominate‚ resulting in the exploitation and estrangement of proletariat. Elements of authority and power of the dominant ideology will initiate decisions
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ability to make right decisions while investing the money. Hatch and Cunliffe stated that the data which modernists recognize are from the five senses‚ through what they see‚ heard‚ touch‚ smell and tasted (Hatch and Cunliffe‚ 2006: 15). Modernism organization works according to the system implemented by the general system theory. The system can be set through deductive modes where theories are tested by using practice (Hatch and Cunliffe‚ 2006: 26). It is aimed to build a set of rules that can
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structures of language in use‚ which reveal the power relations from which humans should seek liberation’ (Hatch and Cunliffe‚ 2013: 47). Discuss Q2) According to symbolic-interpretivist perspectives‚ ‘institutional logics’ and ‘communities of practice’ impact on how learning occurs and knowledge is disseminated within organisations. Discuss. Q3) According to Hatch and Cunliffe (2013) ‘no matter the approach you take to organisation-environment relations’ it is important to ‘always
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organisation. (Hatch & Cunliffe‚ 2006) Both power and control plays an indispensable role as it directs people to reach organisation goals with efficiency and effectiveness. With power and control‚ resistance in an organisation is unavoidable as it is a part of the organisation structure. Criticisms and conflicts are also bound to exist as there might be different goals of the organisation and each individuals‚ hence‚ employees might resist
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time is standard operating procedure. Solitary confinement is used in prisons‚ to keep order among troubled‚ and dangerous inmates. As described by Hatch‚ 2013‚ “institutionalization‚ presents the myth that hides an organizations behavior from the public view and allows cooptation of resources to go undetected for long periods of time” (Hatch‚ & Cunliffe 2013‚ pg. 36). Correctional leadership and solitary confinement‚ is facing new scrutiny. In this extreme environment‚ many prisoners suffer serious
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validity (Hatch and Cunliffe 2006). Most organizations today‚ adopt a modernist approach in operating their organization. They function around an existing set of correct standards and procedures to maximize the productivity‚ efficiency and effectiveness of its systems to create competitive advantage and profitability. This philosophy of scientific management by Frederick Taylor sets the foundation for management and allows for the measurement of employees’ performance (Hatch and Cunliffe 2006).
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will be discussed later below. Modernist organisation In a modernist perspective‚ organisation is being distinguished as bounded and definable entity that thinks standardization is crucial in order to achieve the objective. According to Hatch and Cunliffe (2006)‚ the implementation of modernist perspective has to be unbiased towards what is consider as knowledge into what is perceive as data collected by the five senses such as eyes‚ nose‚ tongue‚ ears or skin. Their goal is to achieve the facts
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interpretive and post-modern perspective consists of two aspects‚ the ontology which is what defines the reality we know and epistemology which is the process of gathering and analysing information that leads to the definition of our perceived reality (Hatch & Cunliffe 2006). For ontology‚ the modernist believes that in objectivity things has an objective‚ external reality that exists independent of our knowledge. Modernists view organisations as real entities and also a system of decisions and actions driven
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