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DSST Organizational Behavior

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scientific management

The dominant behavioral perspective in the U.S. between 1900 and 1950. It was championed by Frederick Taylor, an engineer who felt that applying scientific principles to human behavior was an efficient way to maximize performance.

human relations approach

Took the view that the best way to improve production was to respect workers and show concern for their needs. Became popular in the 1920s and remained influential through the 1950s.

hawthorne effect

The boost in morale and improved productivity that can occur simply because employees feel that management care enough about them to investigate their working conditions.

contingency approach

The dominant perspective in organizational behavior, it argues that there's no single best way to manage behavior. What 'works' in any given context depends on the complex interplay between a variety of person and situational factors.

breakthrough culture

A corporate value system which recognizes that normal business rules and pressures don't apply to innovative thinking.