I O Pysch Exam 3 Questions And Answers Elaborations!!

I O PYSCH EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ELABORATIONS!!
Organization as Integration - Hosking

answers: Various forces impacting success:

-HR

-Finance

-Production

-Marketing

-Wellness

-Legal

Classical Organizational Theory



answers: Early theories focused on architecture of organization - formal
organizational STRUCTURE

Max Weber (classical)



answers: -Bureaucracy is ideal form of organizations

-Counter to excesses in favoritism and nepotism

-Dimensions

Dimensions (classical)



answers: -Division of labor

-Delegation of authority

,-Span of control

-Structure

Division of labor



answers: which team does what work?

Delegation of authority



answers: Who reports to whom?

Span of control



answers: How many people report to one person?

Structure



answers: Overall way the organization is structured including how many levels
within an organization

Assumptions (classical)



answers: -Leadership depends on CLEAR LINES OF AUTHORITY

-Members find it satisfying and motivating to SPECIALIZE in a particular content
area

-Organizations can maximize performance and motivation by finding optimal
number of subordinates per leader

-One "best" organizational configuration --> organization affected behavior of their
members --> satisfaction, motivation, performance

,McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y (HRT)



answers: Beliefs that managers hold about their subordinates will influence their
behavior toward subordinates

Theory X (HRT)



answers: -Subordinates must be controlled

-Lack of focus leads to apathy and resistance

-Use of rewards and punishments

Theory Y (HRT)



answers: -Subordinates are active and responsible

-Motivated without constraints and controls

-Expanded responsibilities and challenges

-Focused on creating more autonomy for employees

Argyris Growth Perspective (HRT)



answers: -Organizations that aided this growth more likely to prosper

-Counterproductive orgs encounter more absenteeism, turnover, labor actions, and
apathy

Pushing employees from one side to another (Agyris)



answers: -Passive --> active

, -Dependent --> Independent

-Immediate gratification --> delayed gratification

-Concrete operations --> abstractions

-Few abilities --> many abilities

Human Relations Theories



answers: -McGregor's Theory X & Theory Y

-Argyris' Growth Perspective

Contingency Theories



answers: -Woodward's Theory

-Lawrence & Lorsch's Theory

-Mintzberg's Theory

Woodward (contingency)



answers: -Technology employed by org/industry influences the most effective
design

--small batch

--mass production

--continuous process

Small Batch



answers: Customizable products, specific purpose