ADM 2336 Lecture 1: Midterm 1 Notes.docx

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Administration
• Course: ADM 2336
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Early studies of management: attempts to prescribe the correct way to manage an organization and achieve its goals, classical view: scientific management e. g. taylor / bureaucracy (max vabour, human relations view. The general answer too many of the problems in organizations is: it depends. : dependencies are called contingencies, an appropriate management style depends on the demands of the situation. The contingency approach to management recognizes that there is no one best way to manage. Integrative model of ob - f 1. 1 (diagram from book) Individual mechanisms that directly affect job performance and organizational commitment: job satisfaction, stress, motivation, trust, and justice( ethics, learning and decision making. Consider whether the following statements are true or false: effective leaders tend to possess identical personality traits. False: all workers prefer stimulating challenging jobs. False: pay is the best way to motivate most employees and improve job performance.