BU398 Chapter Notes -Scientific Management, Hawthorne Effect, Learning Organization
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Lecture #1: organizations and organizational theory (chapter one) Diversity: challenges of maintaining strong organization culture while supporting diversity, balancing work and family concerns and coping with the conflict brought about by varying culture styles. Organizational definition: (1) social entities that are (2) goal directed, (3) designed as deliberately structured and coordinated activity systems and (4) linked to the external environment. Not just building or a set of policies and procedures; organizations comprise people and their relationships with one another to perform essential functions that help attain goals. An organization exist when people interact with one another to perform essential functions that help attain goals. Managing their efforts and activities to earn money vs. towards social impact. Major problem to securing a steady stream of funds. Must focus on keeping organizational costs low and high. Innovative ways to produce and distribute desirable goods and services more efficiently: e- business and the use of computer-based manufacturing technologies.
