The Human Organization Flashcards
_____proposed that organizations could be classified into four different types/systems:
human organization theory
Who proposed the human organization theory?
R. Likert
What system of Organization is this?
very similar to Theory X
characterized as having very little trust in employees
scant communication between employees and management–walang pake si management sa opinyon ni employee, kung ano yung sinabi nila, iyon lang susundin
very centralized decision making
control achieved in a very “top-down” manner
results in largely dissatisfied employees and a low level of organizational performance
System 1
Exploitative Authoritarian
What system of Organization is this?
there is some level of trust in employees
at times, management uses employees’ ideas—SOMETIMES LANG
little more communication as opposed to system 1–BUT DECISION MAKING IS STILL CENTRALIZED
on occasion, employees have an opportunity to communicate their ideas to upper management
employees are still treated in a largely authoritative manner, but the organization is a bit nicer to them
results in moderate level of satisfaction toward their work, and organizational performance may be fair to good
System 2
Benevolent Authoritative
What system of Organization is this?
- substantially greater trust in employees, and their ideas are used a great deal more
most communication flows from the bottom up
decision making is still centralized, but
those at the top of the organization set broad policies; and
-more specific operational decisions are made by those at lower organizational levels—-PIPILI SILA DOON SA BROAD POLICIES
employees work on goals that they adopt after some discussion, and at times they may resist organizational goals
some level of control resides at lower organizational levels, and the information that flows within the organization is accurate
capable of “goal” performance, although it may never reach a level of extremely high excellence
System 3
Consultative
What system of Organization is this?
Ideal system of organization
managers have complete trust in subordinates
always seek subordinates’ input before making decisions
communication is free-flowing in all directions
-disadvantage: information overflow or distortion
there is a great reliance on teamwork
decision making occurs at all organizational levels and with a high level of involvement=decentralized
employees work on goals that they have a say in developing and as a result, there is a great deal of acceptance of them
control mechanisms are applied at all levels of the organization
information available to employees is complete and accurate
only one of the four that is truly capable of excellent performance
System 4
Participative Group
Who proposed the system 5 of organization?
J.G. Liker and Araki proposed a System 5
What system of Organization is this?
similar to System 4, but differs in a way that leadership is a shared enterprise
the organization has no “bosses”
System 5
What is the cons of system 5?
although absence of bosses may contribute to an egalitarian atmosphere, it may also be problematic at times when someone needs to take charge
