Management and organisation behaviour has changed over the years – there’s more focus on company’s structure, motivation, leadership and development.
It moved from the Classical Approach that evolved in the late 19th century and late 20th century (Sarker & Khan, 2013) to current Modern approach that includes System Theory and Contingency Theory.
Figure 1. Classical Vs Neoclassical theory (Sarker & Khan, 2013)
In this case study we meet John – young and ambitious employer, with aspiration to get into senior management within foreseeable future. He wants to achieve more than what he currently does.
Despite the qualification, experience and aspirations, his opportunities are not as good as in the past.
Based on Maslow’s hierarchy of …show more content…
That will help to create a roadmap for skills and competencies that should be develop to achieve the goal. Figure 5. UC Berkeley Career Development Action Plan (UC Berkeley , 2010)
Another important step is self-education and working on problem-solving skills – the manager’s position John is aiming for requires acute vision and decision-making skills.
Promotions are most likely to be offered to employees that can offer more than the others upfront, therefore John should not be bounded by his professional qualifications when accepting responsibilities.
Showing the leadership, taking initiative is a must to convince the management that you’re suitable for this position.
Additionally, expanding your competence can improve the chances of promotion.
With information technology development, programming skills could add value to the resume.
Knowing foreign languages or even such “obvious” thing like a valid driving licence can be an advantage in some of the industries.
If all of the above method fail, John may need to seek for another job opportunities – in the same or different
It moved from the Classical Approach that evolved in the late 19th century and late 20th century (Sarker & Khan, 2013) to current Modern approach that includes System Theory and Contingency Theory.
Figure 1. Classical Vs Neoclassical theory (Sarker & Khan, 2013)
In this case study we meet John – young and ambitious employer, with aspiration to get into senior management within foreseeable future. He wants to achieve more than what he currently does.
Despite the qualification, experience and aspirations, his opportunities are not as good as in the past.
Based on Maslow’s hierarchy of …show more content…
That will help to create a roadmap for skills and competencies that should be develop to achieve the goal. Figure 5. UC Berkeley Career Development Action Plan (UC Berkeley , 2010)
Another important step is self-education and working on problem-solving skills – the manager’s position John is aiming for requires acute vision and decision-making skills.
Promotions are most likely to be offered to employees that can offer more than the others upfront, therefore John should not be bounded by his professional qualifications when accepting responsibilities.
Showing the leadership, taking initiative is a must to convince the management that you’re suitable for this position.
Additionally, expanding your competence can improve the chances of promotion.
With information technology development, programming skills could add value to the resume.
Knowing foreign languages or even such “obvious” thing like a valid driving licence can be an advantage in some of the industries.
If all of the above method fail, John may need to seek for another job opportunities – in the same or different