1 / 6

Introduction to Organizations

This introduction to organizational theory delves into the qualities of skilled leaders, emphasizing the power of metaphors to convey complex ideas. It addresses the evolution of organizations amidst scientific management, bureaucracy, and the dynamics of power. The text brings to light the challenges of limited imagination and cognitive rationality, highlighting how capitalism shapes social structures. Furthermore, it explores the essence of innovation, the constraints placed by rituals and values, and the importance of adaptability within complex organizational environments.

cassidy-bolton
Télécharger la présentation

Introduction to Organizations

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Introduction to Organizations

  2. 1) Mark of a “skilled leader” is: • 2) Metaphors: comparison between two ideas (often one is symbolic, the other literal) in order to generate meaning about the ideas. • Purpose of metaphors for this class • Caveat about metaphors for this class

  3. Resource 21: Org Theory • 1) Evolution of Organizations (how the messy truth about reality gets in the way of our minds that want to rationalize) • A) Forces of Darkness: Scientific Management and the “machine” • B) Forces of Light – HR (Barnard); shared responsibility. • C) Bureaucracy • D) Politics, Conflict and Power

  4. Mindstretchers: • 1) What is capitalism in its basic form? • 2) How is capitalism organized in U.S. society? • Given the general goal, construct societies that organize themselves around capitalism in different ways. • What keeps us from thinking imaginiatively?

  5. Limited Imaginations • The mark of an innovator is not letting the “truth” stand in the way of imagination……..Einstein. • What values, rituals and rationalisms prevent us from using our imagination

  6. 2) “Cognitive Limits of Rationality” • People are attracted by “what works” rather than innovation. • How does bureaucracy affect the above? How do you create innovation? • 3) Organizations are complex and change with their environments.

More Related