An organization, by its most basic definition, is an assembly of people working together to achieve common objectives through a division of labor. An organization provides a means of using individual ...

Some businesses or organizations are as successful as the leaders the business has to motivate and lead others. Role theory as it relates to organizational leadership is how the leaders and followers ...

People don't stop being people at work. Conflict unfortunately is inevitable. But organizational conflict theory says there are several varieties of conflicts within an organization--inter-personal ...

Widely regarded as one of the most influential management experts in the early days of classical management theory, Mary Parker Follett developed foundational concepts that redefine how organizations ...

Davis, Gerald F., and Christopher Marquis. "Prospects for Organizational Theory in the Early 21st Century: Institutional Fields and Mechanisms." Organization Science 16, no. 4 (July–August 2005): ...

Sixty years ago, social psychologist Douglas McGregor developed two different theories — Theory X and Theory Y — about how managers perceive employees. Theory X managers are authoritarian. They ...

Max Weber, a German sociologist, argued that bureaucracy was the most efficient model for private businesses and public offices. His theories influenced generations of business leaders and politicians ...

Primary care physician recruitment and retention must rely on not only increased financial remuneration, but also on a redesign of workflow and processes. Addressing the mounting primary care shortage ...