What is Management and Organisation (w1-2)

Question 1

Why does Lemak use the metaphor of a jungle to describe management theory

Answer 1

the knowledge is dense and he is trying to find a clear line of sight

Question 2

how does Lemak make navigating the “management jungle” easier``

Answer 2

the table which separates management into different paradigms

Question 3

examples of people being driven by emotion and feelings in the workplace

Answer 3

> refusing to take a promotion as more interested in relationships with current coworkers
managers take on role of facilitator and team builder rather than purely focusing on task performance

Question 4

example of business metaphors similar to war

Answer 4

defending a brand
establishing a position
target market

Question 5

how is management studies different to disciplines such as psychology, medicine etc

Answer 5

Quite novel

Question 6

what does cms stand for

Answer 6

critical management studies

Question 7

what is cms

Answer 7

how managers and organisations can work in a more moral way without marginalising or hurting anybody

Question 8

Who was the basis for many management science studies

Answer 8

Frederick Taylor (1911)

Question 9

what is fordism

Answer 9

mass production of goods by assembly line as seen in Ford vehicle factories

Question 10

When did management start to become a familiar household term

Answer 10

after ww2, 1960s, management boom

Question 11

examples of how management can change from country to country

Answer 11

American dream of individualism, competitiveness and short term results vs long term results wanted in China vs European work life balance

Question 12

the role of a manager is contested

What does this mean

Answer 12

up for debate/discussion

Question 13

consequences of modern management

Answer 13

climate change,#

uneven spread of wealth

Question 14

Some of Frederick Taylors discoveries

Answer 14

> scientific management ( a way of maximising efficiency and profit)
analysed people’s work and rewarded more output with more money (differential pay)
transformed craft production into mass production eg shovel with best shape, speed and weight

Question 15

what paradigm are the Hathorne Studies an exmaple of

Answer 15

behavioural paradigm

Question 16

where can behavioural paradigm be seen being implemented

Answer 16

google offices

Question 17

what is the main idea of the behavioural paradigm

Answer 17

that human factors are considered and what motivates workers other than pay.
That work isn’t just a place where people make money but it is also there as a social unit

Question 18

when did the hawthorne studies take place

Answer 18

1920s

Question 19

what were the hawthorne studies

Answer 19

harvard experiment over 5 years in which they changed different working conditions to find out under which conditions employee productivity was the most increased

Question 20

example of a variable from the Hawthorne Studies

Answer 20

lighting fixtures (illumination)

Question 21

what was the result of the hawthorne experiemnt

Answer 21

productivity increased no mater what ie because test cases were being treated like humans and being asked what they liked and disliked, they were more involved and motivated

Question 22

what is the concept of the systems paradigm

Answer 22

They look at what is going on in the world socially, economically and politically and how this will impact work . The manager is the BOUNDARY SPANNER

Question 23

what is a boundary spanner

Answer 23

individuals within an organisation who have the role of linking the organisation’s internal networks with external sources of information.

Question 24

when did behavioural paradigm come about

Answer 24

1930s Hawthorne studies era

Question 25

three main paradigms mentioned by Lemak

Answer 25

classical
behavioural
systems

Question 26

what common practices nowadays can be dates back to classical management times

Answer 26

goal setting

differential pay

Question 27

main incentive in classical management

Answer 27

economic and efficiency

Question 28

accoring to the behavioral paradigm, what are people driven by

Answer 28

emotion

Question 29

when did the systems paradigm come about

Answer 29

post ww||

Question 30

how is the systems paradigm different from beavioural and classical

Answer 30

bheavioural and classical are closed systems where as systems is open and constantly interacting with the external enviornment

Question 31

what marked the turning point to behavioural management

Answer 31

Hawthorne Studies

Question 32

where and when was the first business school still in exitsence today founded

Answer 32

Paris, 1819

Question 33

when was the first MBA offered from Harvard Business School

Answer 33

1910