POLS 240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Organizational Theory, Scientific Management, Closed System
14 Sep 2016
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Chapter 4: organizational theory, provides us with a way to understand the system of roles, relationships, and mechanisms that lead to organizational outcomes, main areas of focus b. i. Organization theory focuses on organization as a whole b. ii. Roman empire: came into its own during the industrial revolution b. i. Organization centered, not human centered: adam smith was first to set forth principles about division and specialization of labor, development of principles, hierarchy a. i. Top down delegation of authority from higher officials to lower ones a. ii. Clear chain of command, and unity of command a. iii. Employees know who response to and responsible for: specialization and division of labor b. i. Employees are specialists in particular area, field, or task b. ii. Tasks divided and handled by experts in that area: span of control c. i. Number of employees a manager is responsible for supervising, and can effectively control c. ii.
