Cultural Approach
Cultural organization is an important approach you will cover in class. But to understand it you need to know what culture means. A culture is a complicated patchwork of values, symbols, and behaviors that define a group of people. (Miller, 2015)
There are two main cultural approaches:
“Strong Culture”
What makes up a Strong Culture:
1) Values are the beliefs and visions that members hold for an organization.
2) Heroes are individuals who come to exemplify an organization’s values.
3) Rites and rituals are ceremonies through which the organization celebrates its values. Below is an example of Michael Scott
celebrating his employees with the annual Dundie Awards.
4) The cultural network is the communication system through which cultural values are instituted and reinforced.
There are two main cultural approaches:
“Strong Culture”
What makes up a Strong Culture:
1) Values are the beliefs and visions that members hold for an organization.
2) Heroes are individuals who come to exemplify an organization’s values.
3) Rites and rituals are ceremonies through which the organization celebrates its values. Below is an example of Michael Scott
celebrating his employees with the annual Dundie Awards.
4) The cultural network is the communication system through which cultural values are instituted and reinforced.
"Excellent Culture"
Feminist Approach
This approach focuses on the role that gender plays in the workplace, how it affects the communication within the organization and how it is run. An important element in the Feminist Approach is acknowledging the gender gap between women and men and the negative impacts it can have on women. Below are some examples of terms or ideas from the Feminist Approach:
This approach focuses on the role that gender plays in the workplace, how it affects the communication within the organization and how it is run. An important element in the Feminist Approach is acknowledging the gender gap between women and men and the negative impacts it can have on women. Below are some examples of terms or ideas from the Feminist Approach:
Sexual harassment- because of it’s ongoing presence in the workplace, it is important to address. Research shows that men and women see sexual harassment very differently because of contrasting experiences with power and fear (Dougherty 1999)
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For more examples on terms that can be applied to the Feminist Approach, see page 'Diversity in Organizations'
Classical Approach
Consists of:
- a hierarchical type structure
- a division of labor-tasks are broken down into different parts or divisions
- a reward incentive system-motivation to succeed and receive recognition and rewards
- leadership role or power
Below is an example from The Devil Wears Prada of Miranda Priestly, the head editor of the biggest fashion magazine in the world, as she manages her assistants and clearly demonstrates her role as a powerful boss.
Consists of:
- a hierarchical type structure
- a division of labor-tasks are broken down into different parts or divisions
- a reward incentive system-motivation to succeed and receive recognition and rewards
- leadership role or power
Below is an example from The Devil Wears Prada of Miranda Priestly, the head editor of the biggest fashion magazine in the world, as she manages her assistants and clearly demonstrates her role as a powerful boss.
http://giphy.com/search/the-devil-wears-prada/3
Critical Approach
Is based on control and power where businesses act as a dominant place. For example, they eliminate certain resources at the workplace.
Is based on control and power where businesses act as a dominant place. For example, they eliminate certain resources at the workplace.
From working in an enviroment like this, employees may face:
Hegemony: shapes organization so that employees believe this use of control is the norm
Ideology: assumptions about reality, may alter their perception of different events that may occur in the workplace
Emancipation: oppressed people trying to free themselves from dominating ideas, traditions, and assumptions in workplace
Resistance: Employees find way to counter act their organizations and participate in activities to make their point
ex: make a stand through boycotts, strikes, riots (Miller, 2015)
Hegemony: shapes organization so that employees believe this use of control is the norm
Ideology: assumptions about reality, may alter their perception of different events that may occur in the workplace
Emancipation: oppressed people trying to free themselves from dominating ideas, traditions, and assumptions in workplace
Resistance: Employees find way to counter act their organizations and participate in activities to make their point
ex: make a stand through boycotts, strikes, riots (Miller, 2015)
Human Relations
Studies on how Human Relations management effects the workplace determined that productivity increases were often associated with changes in the work environment such as work hours, lighting, and breaks. Also if there were payment incentives, work productivity increased. Below are two main concepts from this management style:
Studies on how Human Relations management effects the workplace determined that productivity increases were often associated with changes in the work environment such as work hours, lighting, and breaks. Also if there were payment incentives, work productivity increased. Below are two main concepts from this management style:
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs:
McGregors Theory X and Theory Y:
Theory X manager: holds strict rules and strong beliefs to get work done and motivate lazy workers
Theory X manager: holds strict rules and strong beliefs to get work done and motivate lazy workers
Theory Y manager: holds high expectations of employees and believes that he must bring the best skills from his employees from how he manages the workplace. Below is an example of Theory Y management:
Human Resources
In the human resources approach, it is a function in organizations to maximize employee performance of an employers strategic objectives. In other words, decision making, goals, and contributions are valued by members in the organization. Managers believe that a productive worker = a happy worker.
In the human resources approach, it is a function in organizations to maximize employee performance of an employers strategic objectives. In other words, decision making, goals, and contributions are valued by members in the organization. Managers believe that a productive worker = a happy worker.
Systems Approach
Here is UW-Milwaukee as a system:
It shows a Hierarchically order by, the dean being the highest system and students being the lowest. It is interdependent because each system depends on each other. It is permeable because each system is open to each other.
It shows a Hierarchically order by, the dean being the highest system and students being the lowest. It is interdependent because each system depends on each other. It is permeable because each system is open to each other.
Constitutive Approaches
This approach is all about how communication is the organization. In other words, an organization will not exist with out communication.
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