SOC207H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Kaizen, Scientific Management, Leslie Dan
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Assignment 1: connecting your articles to the theories and class. Assignment 2:think of a specific question: what are these (cid:498)new(cid:499) and (cid:498)innovative(cid:499) managerial approaches, weber"s rigid model of bureaucracy was a theoretical ideal. Technology, bureaucracy and management by technology and market conditions: research suggests that the reality is more of a bipolar spectrum, moderated. More appropriate in industries with: mass production technology, where workflow is consistent and production processes are routine, more rigid and multilayered organizational structures (lots of management) (ex:bank- lots of layers in order to ensure limited defrauding opportunities) Divided into multidisciplinary teams where people with expertise fluidly move across units to work on a specific project. Functional units and product units: manager hires project manager to make a project team, flexible sourcing out of people to join and when the project is done- disband the team, promotes social networks to succeed.
