Recommended references from The main textbook King, D. and Lawley, S. (2019) Organizational Behaviour (3rd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15.
I can provide the book for you if you cannot get assess to it
**** You need to make reference to at least 2 chapters in the essential textbook. These are the minimum required references. You can of course use more academic references, but the quality of your answer is more important than the quantity of your references.
Note: You have to first prioritise reading the chapters in the essential textbook.
Once you have done this you can consult other academic sources.****
(HAVARD STYLE REFERENCING)
• Theories and concepts: Causes of the difficulties (461 Words) ***refer to at least ONE from box A and TWO from box B below***
– What are the causes of the difficulties?
• Theories and concepts: Recommendations for change (600 Words) ***refer to at least ONE from box A and TWO from box B below***
– If you were a management consultant, what changes would you implement to overcome the difficulties in your work tasks?
When writing the two ‘theories and concepts’ sections, you need to define key terms and show
that you have understood theories and concepts. As stated in the ‘theory’ section
in the marking criteria above, you need to be able to
– Compare and contrast various schools of thought that explain behaviour in organizations (such as ‘managerialist’ and ‘critical’ perspectives)
– Evaluate the interrelationship between individuals, groups and managers in organizations
– Assess the key internal variables impacting upon organizations’ work (e.g. culture) and the outcomes associated with the management of people and organizations
– Relevantly apply theories and concepts to your work role and work difficulties
***ONE DOCUMENT IS HALF OF MY WORK THE OTHER IS THE ASSIGNMENT EXPLAINED***
BOX A:
– Scientific management
– Bureaucracy
– Post-Fordism or Neo-
Fordism
– Human relations
management
– High performance teams
– Organizational culture
BOX B:
– The iron cage of rationality
– Red tape
– Bureaucratic personality
– Blau’s notion of bending the rules of bureaucracy
– Marx’s notion of alienation
– Emotional labour
– Braverman’s deskilling thesis
– Organizational Panopticons
– Precarious work
– Bell’s critique of the human relations approach
– Barker’s notion of control through team-work
– Willmott’s notion of control through culture
– Theories of empowerment
– Mary Parker rollett and workplace democracy
I have completed half of the paper so I will send you the document so you get an idea of what I have spoken about then you can improvise with my ideas. I have started on a section that I would like you to finish up on. You’ll see it says to be continued under the text.
