Organizational Behavior Theories Taxonomy

Running Head Taxonomy Taxonomy Anonymous Grand Canyon University anxiety 415 March 22, 2010 Management Theory Taxonomy Leadership qualities dated back to (315-311 BC) Seleukos conquers and unites Roman and Persian empire by leading his serviceman ethically, with respect for diversity, social responsibility and organisational culture. Management Foundation- scientific counseling 1. Frederick W. Taylor (1911) Time study to crumble motional task and develop the most efficient ways to perform them.Reduce job to base physical motions. Principal object of management should be to secure the maximal prosperity for the company and maximum prosperity for the employee. 2. Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Motion studies to observe motions workers make to simplify job. 3. Henri Fayol (1916) Administrative Principles believed management could be taught prevision complete plan of action for the future organization choices to complete plan Command lead, select and prise workers Coordin ation diversity, information, solve problems Control Ensure plan works and correct any negative action bureaucratic Organization Max Weber Organization is logic, orderly and has legitimate authority. Impersonal Career managers Clear region of labor Promotion based on merit Formal hierarchy of authority Written rules and criterion procedures Behavioral Management Approaches Mary Parker Follett Organization is community Every employee is an owner and has collective responsibility and input.The Hawthorne Studies (1924) Scientific Management Determine economic incentives and physical conditions of the workplace affect the output of workers. Hawthorne Effect Tendency or personas singled out for special attention to perform as expected. Human Relations movement (1050-1960) Managers using honorable human relations will achieve productivity Abraham Maslow Maslows Theory of human needs Managers who suffice wad satisfy deprived needs at work will achieve productivity Self-actualization extol Social Safety Physiological Douglas McGregor McGregors theory X and Theory Y X Assumes people dislike work, lack ambition, act irresponsibly and prefer to be led. Y Assumes people are uncoerced to work, like responsibility, and are self directed and creative. Self-fulfilling prophecy occurs when a person acts in ways that hold up anothers expectations. Chris Argyris Theory of Adult Personality Managers who treat people positively and as accountable adults will achieve the highest productivity. Modern Management FoundationsManage the organization from a broader perspective, coordinate central face with its programs, engineering with manufacturing, supervisors with workers. Quantitative Analysis and Tools mathematical forecasting of future projection Management science consistently analyzed, appropriate mathematical models and computations are applied and optimum solution is identified. cognitive processs research testing and tweaking O peration management Study of how organizations produce goods and services Organizations as systems System Collection of interrelated parts functional together for purpose Subsystems Smaller component of larger system Open system Interacts with the environment and transforms resource input into outputs. Contingency thinking Match management practices with situational demands Quality Management Total quality management Manage with organization-wide commitment to continuous improvement, product quality, and customer needs Continuous improvement Always inquiring for new ways ISO Certificate Indicates conformance with a rigorous set of international quality standards noesis Management and Organizational Learning Use intellectual capital for competitive advantage Learning Organization continuously changes and improves using the lessons of experience. The global economy our countrys market is engaged with requires that organizations theories of management account for and help interpret the rapidly changing nature of todays organizational environments.