by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What is Ambiguity Theory?Ambiguity theory assumes that turbulence and unpredictability are dominant features of organizations.That is, the organization is marked by uncertainty and unpredictability. The rational model is undermined by ambiguity, since it is so heavily...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What is Structuration? Structuration, as propoed by Giddens, is a social theory that focuses on describing the foundational elements of a social system: these include teams, organizations, and society as a whole. Integral to this this theory is the idea of duality...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What is the Open System Model of Katz and Kahn?The open systems model, proposed by Katz and Kahn, developed a framework for open-systems theory that encompasses: (1) energic inputs into the organizations; (2) the transformation of those inputs within the system; ...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What is Sense Making?Sensemaking or sense-making is the process by which people give meaning to their collective experiences. It has been defined as “the ongoing retrospective development of plausible images that rationalize what people are doing” Wick,...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What is the Change Equation?The Change Model, also known as the Change Formula or Change Equation, proposed by Beckhard and Harris (1987), is tool that presents the possibilities and conditions to change an organization.The Change equation isD x V x F >...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What are the Levers of Control?The Levers of Control, introduced by Robert Simons (1995), gives managers in large companies a framework to manage the tension between (value) creation and control (managing and measuring value).Levers of Control are defined as any:...
