Format:
1 online resource (236 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780415823111
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9781135930219
Series Statement:
Routledge Library Editions: Organizations Series
Content:
This summary of theory and practice is inspired by the belief that cut and dried solutions to management problems are inappropriate and that every set of circumstances requires a unique synthesis of experience and relevant theories. In this book the authors have reviewed the main texts and theories of organization and have added the lessons learned from an unrivalled volume of practical experience, garnered from some 900 consultants working in more than twenty countries
Note:
Cover -- Half-title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- 1 An Introduction -- Part A - History -- 2 Approaches to Organization -- The Classical Approach -- The Human Relations Approach -- The Systems Approach -- Summary -- 3 Writers on Organization: Pre-1939 -- F. W. Taylor -- H. Fayol -- M. Weber -- M. P. Follett -- E. Mayo -- 4 Writers on Organization: Post-1939 -- L. F. Urwick -- E. F. L. Brech -- P. F. Drucker -- H. A. Simon -- D. McGregor -- R. Likert -- C. Argyris -- Part B - Theory -- 5 The Purpose and Objectives of Organizations -- Why have Objectives? -- Primary Objectives - Survival, Profit and Growth -- Secondary Objectives -- Objectives and Organization Structure -- Departmental Objectives -- Precision versus Vagueness -- Summary -- 6 Grouping Activities -- Bases for Division -- Region or Location -- The Market -- Products -- Functions -- Process or Equipment -- Decisions -- Span of Control -- Co-ordination -- Economies of Scale -- Size and Accountability -- Objectives -- Summary -- 7 Delegation -- The Nature of Authority -- The Nature of Responsibility -- What is to be gained from Delegation? -- The Extent of Delegation -- Centralization and Decentralization -- 'Divisionalization' and 'Departmentalization' -- Summary -- 8 Roles -- Role-Function -- Role-Relationships -- Role-conduct -- Summary -- Part C - People -- 9 People and Their Needs -- Motives -- Motivators' and 'Hygienic Factors' -- What are the Real Motivators? -- The Hierarchy of Needs -- The Impact of Maturity -- Recognition and Measurement of Motives -- Summary -- 10 The Behaviour of Groups -- The Self-Formed Group and its Leader -- Types of Group -- The Strength of Informal Groups -- Summary -- 11 Leadership and Management -- The Relationship between Leadership and Management
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Leadership Traits -- Training in Leadership -- Leadership in Practice -- Summary -- 12 People, Organizations, and Change -- The Characteristics of Human Systems -- The Organization -- The Primary Group -- The Individual -- Leadership -- The Problems of Change -- Summary -- Part D - Practice -- 13 Diagnosing Structural Faults -- The Diagnostician -- The Changes -- An Analytical Framework -- Methods of Collecting Information -- Objectives - The Criteria -- Drucker's Tripartite Analysis -- Analysis of other Structural Variations -- Analysis of the People -- 14 Charts and Diagrams -- Limitations of Organization Charts -- Drawing Organization Charts -- Other Charts -- 15 Designing and Installing a Better Structure -- The Effects of Production Technology -- Span of Control -- Levels of Authority -- Other Technology-Related Characteristics -- Bureaucracy -- Job Descriptions -- Divisionalization -- Product Innovation -- General Managers -- Working Parameters -- Testing Solutions (Examination, Costing, Simulation) -- Installing the New Structure -- The Proof -- 16 Case Studies -- Reorganization of an Electricity Board -- Marketing and Product Innovation -- Decentralization in a Public Body -- Growth and Diversification in Confectionery -- Reorganization of Committees in a Local Authority -- Newspaper Office -- 17 Principles and Maxims -- Principles of Organization Structure -- Maxims -- 18 Conclusion -- Appendix I The Literature -- Appendix II Glossary -- Index
Additional Edition:
Print version Barnes, M. . Company Organization (RLE: Organizations) Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c2013 ISBN 9780415823111
Language:
English
Keywords:
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