CMN 136 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Human Relations Movement, Learning Organization, Organizational Culture
29 Jan 2017
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There are 6 metaphors that explain ways in which leaders view and practice organizational design and management. Organizations have parts that work together to produce products or services. People are considered one of those parts. Organization is a living entity like plants and animals, the organization is organic, it is born, it grows, it functions, it adapts to its environment and then it eventually dies. Thats why start ups are very vulnerable. Organizations process information, have intelligence, are capable of learning, can change, and can conceptualize a past, present and future. Organizations create and share meaning, have values, and norms, and are perpetuated (carried on) by shared stories and rituals. Organizations distribute power, influence is exerted, and decisions are made. Critical theorists see organizations as sites of exploitation. As people communicate with others, contacts and links are made, forming notable patterns of interaction and social influence. Is a significant concept within organizational theory.
