What is Management and Organisation (w1-2) Flashcards
Why does Lemak use the metaphor of a jungle to describe management theory
the knowledge is dense and he is trying to find a clear line of sight
how does Lemak make navigating the “management jungle” easier``
the table which separates management into different paradigms
examples of people being driven by emotion and feelings in the workplace
> 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
example of business metaphors similar to war
defending a brand
establishing a position
target market
how is management studies different to disciplines such as psychology, medicine etc
Quite novel
what does cms stand for
critical management studies
what is cms
how managers and organisations can work in a more moral way without marginalising or hurting anybody
Who was the basis for many management science studies
Frederick Taylor (1911)
what is fordism
mass production of goods by assembly line as seen in Ford vehicle factories
When did management start to become a familiar household term
after ww2, 1960s, management boom
examples of how management can change from country to country
American dream of individualism, competitiveness and short term results vs long term results wanted in China vs European work life balance
the role of a manager is contested
What does this mean
up for debate/discussion
consequences of modern management
climate change,#
uneven spread of wealth
Some of Frederick Taylors discoveries
> 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
what paradigm are the Hathorne Studies an exmaple of
behavioural paradigm
where can behavioural paradigm be seen being implemented
google offices
what is the main idea of the behavioural paradigm
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
when did the hawthorne studies take place
1920s
what were the hawthorne studies
harvard experiment over 5 years in which they changed different working conditions to find out under which conditions employee productivity was the most increased
example of a variable from the Hawthorne Studies
lighting fixtures (illumination)
what was the result of the hawthorne experiemnt
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
what is the concept of the systems paradigm
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
what is a boundary spanner
individuals within an organisation who have the role of linking the organisation’s internal networks with external sources of information.
when did behavioural paradigm come about
1930s Hawthorne studies era
three main paradigms mentioned by Lemak
classical
behavioural
systems
what common practices nowadays can be dates back to classical management times
goal setting
differential pay
main incentive in classical management
economic and efficiency
accoring to the behavioral paradigm, what are people driven by
emotion
when did the systems paradigm come about
post ww||
how is the systems paradigm different from beavioural and classical
bheavioural and classical are closed systems where as systems is open and constantly interacting with the external enviornment
what marked the turning point to behavioural management
Hawthorne Studies
where and when was the first business school still in exitsence today founded
Paris, 1819
when was the first MBA offered from Harvard Business School
1910
