| Author: | Warner, M. |
| Title: | Organizational behavior revisited |
| Journal: | Human Relations
1994 : OCT, VOL. 47:10, p. 1151-1166 |
| Index terms: | SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT HUMAN RELATIONS ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article attempts to re-appraise over 100 years of theorizing about organizations. It starts by looking again at the chronology of the development of the field and examines problems of categorization and periodization. It reviews the Classical Approaches, including Scientific Management, then Human Relations and the arrival of Organizational Behavior as an interdisciplinary field of study. It then goes on to discuss the challenges to the mainstream paradigm and radical criticisms of its values and methodologies. In the Discussion following, the limitations of mainstream work is further examined vis-a-vis its generalizability, its cultural biases, and the gap between theorists and practicing managers. |
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