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Analysis and Synthesis of Industrial Era Organization Theory

This analysis will utilize three seminal books in the field of organizational theory -- Classics of Organization Theory, by Jay M. Shafritz and J.Steven Ott; Complex Organizations, by Charles Perrow; and Images of Organization, by Gareth Morgan. This analysis will take the following form. In Part One, each of the three books will be presented in terms of their subject matter, their underlying assumptions, and their contributions to the field. In Part Two, each of the three books will be analyzed and compared, paying particular attention to their differences. In Part Three, the three books will be synthesized, paying careful attention to a notation of the efficiency and effectiveness of each book. Part Four, the Conclusion, will show how these theories will affect the coming decades and will address key issues of a) human nature and human beings; b) sources of authority and power; c) communication; d) roles of managers and leaders; e) view of organizational boundaries; f) view of structural differences; and, g) view of organizational success.

(Shafritz, J.M.; Ott, J.S. (1991), Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing)

Shafritz and Ott are not theorists but editors and in this work they have compiled numerous writings about organizational theory, all of them considered to be seminal works. The purpose of the collection is to provide the tyro scholar in the field of organizational theory with an overview of the history of organizational theory and development. Perhaps the most helpful part of the entire book is between pages 10 and 23 where they provide a historic time line of the varying theories and their impact on social development.

Of course, since the time line runs from Socrates to 1990, there are 12 critical years of organizational development and theory which are left out, most particularly all of the changes connected with the Internet and other aspects of computer connectivity. A second level of value coul...

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