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Classical theory 4 components

1)System of differentiated activities


2) people


3) cooperation toward a goal


4) authority

4 major structural principles

Functional principle - organizations should be divided into units that perform similar functions


Scalar principle - structured by a chain of command that grows with increasing levels of authority


Line/staff principle - differentiating organizational work into primary and support functions


Span of control principle - the concept that refers to the number of subordinates a manager is responsible for supervising

Functional principle

divided into units that perform similar functions

Scalar principle

Chain of command. Clear definition of authority in the organization

Line/staff principle

The concept of differentiating organizational work into primary and support functions

Span of control principle

The number of subordinates a manager is responsible for supervising

Structural theory : strategic apex

The executives who lead the organization (ex: CEO)

Structural theory: middle line

Those who make sure the goals set by strategic apex are being met by operating core ex: middle managers

Structural theory: techno structure

Employees with specialized expertise that facilitate operations by giving advice (ex: accounting)

Social system

Structuring events or happenings

Role conflict

Two roles you do in an organization (Manager vs friend )

Role ambiguity

Unclear of what your job is (different managers telling you different)

Role overload

Taking on multiple roles

Organizational climate

Shared meaning of what and how things are done within an organization

Organizational culture

Then language values, attitudes and customs beliefs

Observable artifacts

Easy to see

Espoused values (development of normal standards)

Change from easy to hard

Basic assumptions

Hard to see

Person- organization fit

The perception by both job candidates and the organization of the match between their respective values and goals

Merger

Joining or combining of two organizations of approximately equal status and power

Acquisition

Organization acquires the resources of a second organization

Acuisition: Hostile takeover

When one partner is unwilling

Acquisition: parent

Acquiring organizations (bigger company)

Acquisition: target

Organization being acquired (smaller one)

Lewins 3 step model

Enticing deliberate change within organizations. (Unfreezing, change, refreezing)

Organizational development

A field of study involving organization-wide, data driven efforts to systematically increase organization effectiveness and well being. (Evolutionary or revolutionary)

Teams

Identifiable membership, identifiable tasks, interdependence, whole is greater

Problem- resolution team

Focus on solving ongoing problems

Creative team

Develop innovative possibilities or solutions

Tactical team

Execute a well defined plan or objective

Ad hoc team

Created for a limited duration designed to address one particular problem

Virtual team

Interact through electronics

Multi team systems

Teams of teams that function interdependently to achieve overarching system-level goals

Team structure: skill differentiation

Who will perform tasks

Team structure: authority differentiation

Who has power to make decisions

Team structure: temporal stability

Team members together for short or long durations

Group think

A phenomenon associated with team decision making in which members feel threatened by forces external to the team, resulting in deterioration in the cognitive processing of information.


Dark side of thinking alike


Defects in decisions

Social loafing

Certain individuals are prone to exert less effort on a task if they are in a group


Examples: free riding, sucker effect, felt dispensed

Affect

Range of feelings that encompass moods

Moods

General long lasting feelings not directed at a particular target

Emotions

Discrete target specific feelings that are of relatively short duration

Emotional labor

Force emotions in relations to clients (associate with enhanced performance, can be exhausting)

Emotion regulation

The attempts to control ones emotions

Emotional intelligence

A construct that reflects a persons ability to manage emotional responses in social situations

Emotional contagion

Acting like others in your environment expressing others emotions consciously or unconsciously

Allen & Meyer conceptualized commitment into 3 components

Affective component, continuance component, normative

Allen&meyer: affective component

Refers to the employees emotional attachment to the job

Allen and Meyer: continuance component

The commitment b/c costs that the employee has with leaving their job

Allen and Meyer: Normative component

obligation to remain with the target

Employee engagement

Feels dedicated to the job still

Burnout

Emotional exhaustion

Organizational justice

Fair treatment of people

Distributive

Fairness, outcomes are distributed among all members

Procedural justice

Fairness of the means used to achieve results in an organization

Interactional justice

Fairness with how people are treated within an organization

Organizational citizenship behavior

Employee behavior that transcends job performance and is directed to the overall welfare of the organization

Citizenship behavior: ALTRUISM

Willingly helping people

Citizenship behavior: CONSCIOUSNESS

Being punctual, following rules

Citizenship behavior: Courtesy

Mindful

Citizenship behavior: Sportsmanship

Avoiding magnifying problems

Citizenship behavior: civic virtue

Participating in the political life of the organization

Counterproductive work behaviors

Verbal,physical, work directed (excessive absence), workplace homicide

Organizational politics

Behavior exhibited within organizations by employees that is driven by self interest

Responses to politics

Increased desire to leave the organization, decreased job satisfaction,decreased commitment