Foundations of the Theory of Organization Author(s): Philip Selznick Source: American Sociological Review‚ Vol. 13‚ No. 1 (Feb.‚ 1948)‚ pp. 25-35 Published by: American Sociological Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2086752 . Accessed: 21/01/2015 11:43 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars‚ researchers
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I What is Organization Theory? theorist /’ Ιər Ιst/ n. a holder or inventor of a theory or theories. theorize/’ ΙəraΙz/ v. intr. (also -ise) evolve or indulge in theories. theorizer n. theory /’ ΙərΙ / n. (pl. -ies) 1 a supposition or system of ideas explaining something‚ esp. one based on general principles independent of the particular things to be explained (opp. HYPOTHESIS) (atomic theory; theory of evolution). 2 a specula- tive (esp. fanciful) view (one of my pet theories). 3 the sphere
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Balancing theory and practice Groups vs. teams • Group: no collective goal‚ collection of individual • Team: joint or common goal Maximizing team effectiveness Team: • Cooperation • Coordination • Communication • Collaboration • Cohesion • Concern Social and task components of team effectiveness Enhancing presentation effectiveness Icerberg Analogy • Rhetorical question: not really asking for an answer • To make audience interested How Many Questions Survey • Do the survey prior
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file FILE ORGANIZATION -refers to the way in which records are stored in an external file - refers to the data structures used for organizing the data. FOUR COMMON FILE ORGANIZATIONS 1. SEQUENTIAL FILE ORGANIZATION - records are written consecutively - files are stored in ascending or descending order according to a key field. ADVANTAGE: - easier to maintain than other organizations – especially in terms of adding and deleting records 2. RANDOM FILE ORGANIZATION - implies a predictable
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Management and Organization Theory Management Theory Views on management have changed substantially over the past century and particularly in the past few decades. As of today‚ in any business or organization‚ in order to accomplish desired goals and objectives‚ management is needed by getting people together to able to: * Planning - meeting goals‚ being ready for crises * Staffing - recruiting‚ training * Organizing - time management‚ team building * Leading - communication‚ motivation
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MAYNILA Graduate School of Management ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Wrriten Report on CLASSICAL ORGANIZATION THEORY NEOCLASSICAL THEORY Organizational theory is the study of formal social organizations‚ such as businesses and bureaucracies‚ and their interrelationship with the environment in which they operate. It complements the studies of leadership‚ organizational behavior‚ management‚ industrial and organizational psychology‚ organization development and human resource studies
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better the company. Joan must trust within her employees that all will be able to get the job done in order to strengthen the vision. Kanter’s Theory is one way of having this happen. Kanter’s Theory states that structural empowerment is focuses on the structures within the organization rather than individuals own qualities (Bradbury Jones‚ 2007). This theory states that leaders powers will grow by sharing the power through others and in result leaders will notice increased organizational performance
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Herm.-J. Blanke International Organizations Winter 2008/09 W ORKING PAPER 02 Theories of International Organizations (The realist‚ institutionalist and idealist school) The realist school Classical realism (Carr 1964; Morgenthau 1993) starts from the premise that the state is not only the major‚ decisive actor in international politics but also one that is unified and self-contained. Thus‚ in realist analyses of international politics societal actors are left out‚ as are
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Introduction International Organizations are formal institutional structures transcending national boundaries that are created by multilateral agreement among nation-states. Their purpose is to foster international cooperation in areas such as security‚ law‚ economic and social matters and diplomacy. The theory of international organization has evolved from developments in such areas as internationalism‚ transnationalism‚ complex interdependence‚ and the study of regimes‚ functionalism‚ federalism
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Theories of Social Stratification The structural-functional approach points to ways social stratification helps society operate. • The Davis-Moore thesis states that social stratification is universal because of its functional consequences. • In caste systems‚ people are rewarded for performing the duties of their position at birth. • In class systems‚ unequal rewards attract the ablest people to the most important jobs and encourage effort. The social-conflict approach claims that stratification
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