Schools of Thought Influencing Organizational Behavior
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Identify and discuss three important schools of thought that influenced the early development of organizational behavior.
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This solution discusses important schools of thought that influenced the early development of organizational behavior. The following three schools of thought are discussed: the Classical Management Theory, the Hawthorn Effect and Human Resources Theory. Definitions and detailed explanations of each are given. The answer is provided in 280 words with one reference.
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The Classical Management Theory is predicated upon the original attempt at developing organizational theories for employment, and the theorists who promulgated this view focused on the task concept to provide a correlation for incentives and increased work productivity. Quintessentially, workers would be more motivated to work more, if they were offered an incentive to do so. Therefore, the organization was built around workers who would be paid in accordance with their contributions ...
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