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Managing Innovation and Change An Introduction (1) Dr. Tyge Payne (with Dr. Keith Brigham). Office : BA1015 Office Phone: (806) 742-1514 Email : tyge.payne@ttu.edu. Overview for Today. Introduction to Organizations Major Theoretical Perspectives Goals, Strategy & Environment
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Managing Innovation and Change An Introduction (1) Dr. Tyge Payne (with Dr. Keith Brigham) Office: BA1015 Office Phone: (806) 742-1514 Email: tyge.payne@ttu.edu
Overview for Today • Introduction to Organizations • Major Theoretical Perspectives • Goals, Strategy & Environment • Structure • Processes & People • Coordination & Control T. Payne
Organizations • Weber (1924; 1947, trans.) defines organizations as “a social relationship which is either closed or limits the admission of outsiders by rules, …so far as its order is enforced by the action of specific individuals whose regular function this is, of a chief or head and usually also an administrative staff.” • Key components of this definition: • Organizations involve social relationships. • Organizations have boundaries. • Organizations have hierarchy of authority and division of labor • Organizations are “associative” and have goals • Weber’s definition serves as the basis for most others!! T. Payne
Defining Organizations • Basic Definition: Organizations are human systems (2 or more people) of cooperation and coordination assembled within identifiable boundaries to pursue shared goals or objectives. • Includes corporations, armies, schools, hospitals, churches, and prisons, but NOT tribes, classes, ethnic groups, or families. • Common Features: • All must define (and redefine) their objectives or goals • All must induce participants to contribute services • All must control and coordinate these contributions • Resources must be garnered from the environment and products or services dispensed • Participants must be selected, trained and replaced • All organizations must utilize resources to maintain the organization itself (the means themselves absorb energy) T. Payne
Environment Organization Social Structure Technology Goals Participants Key Elements of Organizations • 1. Goals & Strategy • 2. Environment • Physical, technological, cultural, social • 3. Social Structure • Normative: Values, Norms, Roles • Cultural-Cognitive: Schemas, Models • Behavioral • 4. Participants • Stakeholders, Employees • 5. Technology • Knowledge, Processes and Hardware transforming Inputs to Outputs Levitt’s Diamond: A Model of Organization (1965) T. Payne
Organizations Differ • Just like individuals, no two organizations are exactly alike, despite these common elements. • Differences(not an all-inclusive list): • Size (Wal-Mart now employs over 1.8 million) • Sector of Operation (Public vs. Private; Manufacturing vs. Services) • Goals / Objectives (Profitability, Social Issues, Etc.) • Demographic Composition(Gender, Ethnicity, Etc.) • Proportion of Employee Types (Independent, Part-time, Temps) • Structural Differences (Flat vs. Tall; Networks) • Environmental Situations (Dynamic vs. Stable) T. Payne
Why Study Organizations? • We spend most of our time in organizations – at work, home, worship, and leisure. • Understanding organizational differences and similarities generally serve as the basis for making change. • The job of a manager (particularly those in leadership positions) is to make informed decisions and take action that improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness. • Implementation of any strategic change typically has a structural component. T. Payne
Our Key Questions • Why and how do organizations differ? • Primarily answered by Contingency, Configurations, and Network/Social Capital Theories. • Why and how do organizations change? • Primarily answered by Fit/Misfit, Institutional, Identity, Cognition, and Knowledge Theories. T. Payne
Burton et al. Framework T. Payne