All Together: Organizational Culture: Norms and Values
Every group or organization has its own unique culture-that is, the norms and values that are specific to that particular group or organization. Often, an organization's or group's culture reflects the culture of the society around it.
All Together: Organizational Culture: Rules and Conformity
Many organizations are intolerant of ideas and viewpoints that don't fit into their culture. The result in some cases is a kind of "group-think" or conformity that can severely undermine an organization's effectiveness.
All Together: Frederick Taylor and Scientific Management
Frederick Winslow Taylor's approach to management, known as scientific management, involved breaking a job down into its component parts and structuring the work flow so that each part could be done as efficiently as possible. Although it was very e...
All Together: Growth of Organizations, The
Modern societies are comprised of millions of organizations. The number has dramatically increased over the past hundred years as society has become more industrialized and more productive.
All Together: Increased Teamwork and Worker Participation
While Frederick Winslow Taylor's scientific management approach is still widely used in some industries, American managers have for some time followed their Japanese counterparts in emphasizing teamwork and worker participation in decision-making.