Classical Organizational Theory Flashcards
1
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collectives of parts that cannot accomplish their goals as effectively if they operate separately
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Organization
2
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set of propositions that explains or predicts how groups and individuals behave in varying organizational structures and circumstances
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Organizational Theory
3
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it is the first type of organizational theory that developed
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classical organizational theory
4
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what are the four components of classical organizational theory
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A system of differentiated activities
People
Cooperation toward a goal
Authority
5
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the formal study of organizational theory appears to have begun when __became popular in great Britiain in 1700s
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factories
6
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_____were developed to provide directionless organizations with formal, orderly, and efficient functioning
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theories
