Show:
Review/Introduction
Motivation
Environment
Adaption
Strengths and Limitations
100
A social entity with a collective goal
What is an organization
100
He came up with the theory of motivation
Who is Abraham Maslow
100
He developed the open systems approach
Who is Ludwig von Bertalanffy
100
They conducted the most influential studies of Contingency Theory
Who are Burns and Stalker
100
One of the main strengths is the emphasis on understanding this between organizations and their environments
What are relations
200
A living system existing in a wider environment on which they depend for the satisfaction of various needs
What is an organism
200
The top section of this pyramid is "Self-Actualization"
What is Maslow's Pyramid of Needs
200
It suggests that we should always organize with the environment in mind
What is the open systems view
200
Management must be concerned with achieving alignments and "good fits" is one of this theory's main points
What is Contingency Theory
200
The management of organizations can be improved by this
What is systematic attention to needs
300
This metaphor focuses on goals, structures and efficiency
What is "organizations as machines"
300
Individuals and groups operate most effectively when these are satisfied
What are their needs
300
The different levels of an organization; like molecules, cells, and organs to a living organism
What are subsystems
300
An amoeba is a metaphor for this type of organization
What is a team-based organization
300
Organic forms of organization are important in this
What is the process of innovation
400
This metaphor focuses on survival, organization-environment relations and organizational effectiveness
What is "organizations as organisms"
400
One such study was conducted by Eric Trist and Ken Bamforth on technological change in coal mining
What are the Tavistock studies
400
The self-regulation and ability to maintain a steady state
What is homeostasis
400
The degree of this varies from one organizational subunit to another
What is organicism
400
Organizations are not always like this
What is functional unity
500
Polar bears in arctic regions, camels in deserts, and alligators in swamps
What are better adapted to specific environments
500
They are the physiological, the social, and the psychological
What are people's needs
500
The idea that in an open system there may be many different ways to arrive at a given end state
What is equifinality
500
This industry thrives under the organizations as organism theory
What is the electronics industry
500
The idea that we are led to view organizations and their environments as too concrete is an example of this
What is a limitation of the metaphor