Many elements of an organization’s structure are clearly visible, such as organizational charts, categorizations such as a partnership or corporation, job descriptions, and various legal... More > documents yet these still fall short of illustrating how an organization is designed, interacts with its environment, learns, and evolves. The analogy of the blind men feeling various parts of an elephant and coming up with different perspectives is a real phenomenon with organizational structure as well given that various stakeholders will interact with the organizational structure and come away with very distinct views of how the organization is structured. A single or few perspectives of organizational structure then are insufficient to describe a given organization. Systems and the view of structure as recurring activities are the underlying themes of this book.< Less
Many elements of an organization’s structure are clearly visible, such as organizational charts, categorizations such as a partnership or corporation, job descriptions, and various legal... More > documents yet these still fall short of illustrating how an organization is designed, interacts with its environment, learns, and evolves. The analogy of the blind men feeling various parts of an elephant and coming up with different perspectives is a real phenomenon with organizational structure as well given that various stakeholders will interact with the organizational structure and come away with very distinct views of how the organization is structured. A single or few perspectives of organizational structure then are insufficient to describe a given organization. Systems and the view of structure as recurring activities are the underlying themes of this book.< Less
Organization Theory: Just the Facts provides an approach to studying the design and administration of complex organizations. Part I of this book examines various types of organizational theories and... More > theorists. Part II looks at government administration and general systems theory, and Part III covers internal organization and individuals. The contents of this book were designed and used by Dr. Shuler to teach a masters level course in organizational theory at a major state university. This book is also designed so that anyone can use it for self-instruction in these areas, since only the facts are presented. This is the second book in a series of “Just the Facts” books by Dr. Shuler.< Less
This dissertation examines the benefits of organizational leadership training. To
explore this subject, a 10-question mixed-method survey was given to 20 training-group
members prior to a... More > leadership training program and again following the program. The
same survey was also given to 12 control-group members following the leadership
training program. Training-group and control-group members were all employees of
Neighborhood House, non-profit organization serving the Greater Seattle area working
with very diverse clientele facing challenges related to lack of resources. The leadership
training program was designed, in part, from a review of the literature, the information
provided in the focus groups, and discussions with senior leadership. The training
program was completed over 4 days during a 2-week period in June of 2010, and
included personal empowerment, time management, and communication skills.< Less
Organization Behavior and Change: Just the Facts provides an approach to studying the design and administration of complex organizations. This book provides a framework for understanding the... More > day-to-day behavior of employees with dynamic organizations. Topics covered include human behavior principles in individual, small group and organizational settings. The influence of job design on human performance will also be examined. The primary focus is on developing effective administrative skills used in improving employee performance. Part I of this book examines individuals. Part II looks at groups, and Part III covers organizations. The contents of this book were designed by Dr. Shuler to teach a masters level course in organizational behavior at a major state university. This book is also designed so that anyone can use it for self-instruction in these areas, since only the facts are presented. This is the third book in a series of “Just the Facts” books by Dr. Shuler.< Less
Facilitated Chaos is about the balance between structure and flexibility in managing gamedevelopment projects. It investigates organizational models with the aim to understand the dynamics of a... More > creative studio and in the process deals with broad theoretical topics like knowledge, interactivity, and the information society.< Less
Facilitated Chaos is about the balance between structure and flexibility in managing gamedevelopment projects. It investigates organizational models with the aim to understand the dynamics of a... More > creative studio and in the process deals with broad theoretical topics like knowledge, interactivity, and the information society.< Less
The book is dealing with the values and perceptions of the skills of change agent who can design the revolution in the organisation to foster the innovation and creativity. The values of growth and... More > development relate to the progressive change in attitude to build the competencies of the employees.< Less
Organization Dynamics and Human Behavior: Just the Facts provides an approach to the examination and application of organizational theories aimed at developing a conceptual framework for the... More > understanding and analysis of human behavior in complex organizations. It provides an understanding of individuals, interpersonal, group, team, and organizational dynamics and interaction on organizational functions, productivity, and culture. Part I of this book examines theories and theorists. Part II looks at human behavior: individuals and groups, and Part III covers organizational dynamics. The contents of this book were designed by Dr. Shuler to teach a masters level course in organizational dynamics and human behavior at a major state university. This book is also designed so that anyone can use it for self-instruction in these areas, since only the facts are presented. This is the fourth book in a series of “Just the Facts” books by Dr. Shuler.< Less
This research develops a formal method for deriving control requirements that an inter-organizational procedure must satisfy to safeguard the involved parties against behavioral risk. Instead of... More > looking at the documentary exchanges among the parties, the research examines the underlying deontic purposes of these exchanges and identifies control requirements to secure these purposes.< Less
