reflectivepaper
◆theoryxandtheoryy
in1960,douglasmcgregorsuggestedthetermsoftheoryxandtheoryyinhismanagementbooktheoryxhadthreesystems,givingalittleootrusttosubordinatesrespectivelytheoryy,onthecontrary,hadpletetrustandconfidenceinsubordinatesthemanagercouldusethesetwodifferenttheoriestodistinguishemployeemotivations
theprinciplecanchooseeithertheorytomotivatetheteachersthereisnoabsolutelyrighttheory,onlythemoresuitabletheoryinlightofdifferentsituations
inmyopinion,theschoolwhichadoptstheoryxmaybeemoreandmorerigid,butitcanalsorunsmoothly,aslongastheprinciplecankeeptheteachersobeythedisciplinesontheotherhand,theschoolwhichpreferstheoryymaywitnessthecreativenessandvigorofteachershowever,thereisalsoariskthattheprinciplecanhardlycontroltheteachersanymore
thesetwotheoriescanbothbeadoptedtomotivateteachershowever,thenewteacherscanalsobeintimidated,orconfused,ascribingvariousfactors,suchasschoolmanagementsystem’sintegrity,andtheteacher’spersonality
◆mutualpurpose
themutualpurposeisapracticalvisiontheleadercanuseittounitethesubordinatesitislikeapieceofblueprint,helpingtheengineertoputbricksintorightplacethepurposecanbewrittendown,orimpliedinlifeschein(2004)suggestedthatorganizationalcultureisapatteofsharedbasicassumptionsthatagroupworkingtogetherforamongoalhasinventedinleaingtocopewiththeproblemsofextealadaptationandintealintegration
workershavetheirownlifeexceptofworkingfortheschoolsometimes,theirpersonalinterestmayconflictwiththeorganization’sbenefitastrongleadercanhelptheworkerstostrikethebalancebetweenworkandpersonallife,andcreateamutualvalueforthestaff
withaspecificandpracticalpurpose,inductioncanbemoreeffective,reallyservesforleaing,andgoonsupportingtheperformanceandprofessionaldevelopmentfoewteachers
◆classicalorganizationaltheory
itisthecontraryoftaylor’sscientificmanagementtheoryitviewedthetotalorganization,insteadoftheindividualworker,asthefocusofattentionforclassicaltheorists,anorganizationismuchmorethantheinterfaceofhumanandmachinetheheadmastercanuseittomotivatetheteacherstheteacherswouldfeelmorerespectedundertheleaderwiththismethod,andmayretuwithenthusiasmandcreativity
◆organizationalculture
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◆basicassumptions
basicassumptionsareaboutpeople’snature,thenatureofhumanrelationships,thenatureofhumanactivity,andthenatureoftherelationshipsbetweenpeopleandtheirphysicalandsocialenvironmentsbasicassumptionsinhumannatureareconsistof:freedom-determinism,rationality-irrationality,holism-elemetalism,constitutionalism-environmentalism,subjectivity-objectivity,proactivity-reactivity,homeostasis-heterostasis,andknowability-unknownablity
theprinciplecanusethetheoryofbasicassumptionstounderstandtheemployees,andtomotiveaswellastoinductthemiftheworkersalwaysgetpositiveassumptionsfromthecampusenvironment,theymayoptimisticandwillingtocontribute,andviseversatheleadermayalsousethebasicassumptionstogetanalysisoftheinstitutionandworkers,thushelpdesigningthefuture
◆intelligence
in1904,alfredbinetinventedamethodtoidentifythosechildreninschoolwhoneededspecialhelptherebyamethodcameouttotellpeople’sintelligencetheresultofthistestingsystemiscalledintelligencequotient,alsoknownasiqtheprinciplecanusetheintelligencedistinguishsystemtosortoutstudents,anddecidethecurriculumforexample,thestudentswhoareespeciallygiftedwithhighiqmayfindtheregularcurriculumtooeasy,thusbeeimpatientandlackconcentrationonschoolworkonthecontrary,studentswhoaredisadvantagedintermsofintelligencemayfaceparticularchallengeandgetfrustrationfeelingwithoutspecifichelpahigh-qualifiedleadershouldmakesurethestaffunderstandandareabletocaterforthedifferentneedsoftwoextremestudents
later,onthebasisofiq,atermcalledeqwasdevelopeditreferstopeople’semotionalintelligencebeingagreatleaderrequiresemotionalintelligence
◆humancapital
humanresourcesarepreciousassetsofaninstitutionitseemshardtopredicthumancapitalsometimes,becausehumanbeingsarechangeable,easytobeaffectedbymanyextealorintealfactorshowever,usingsomespecificpsychologicalprinciplesconceinghumanresources,canfacilitatetheprincipletotrain,motivate,andevaluatethestaff
employmentcanbedifficult,andanyerrormaytutobetroublesomeandcostlythesubsequentprocessisnoteasierthatiswhythehumanresourcesmanagementhasbeeacriticalelementtooperateasuccessfulschoolhumanresourcesadministratorsmustworknotonlytorecruittheproperstaff,butalsopromoteaschool’senvironment
◆leaingorganization
stayingpetitiveintoday’seconomyisessentialtoanyorganizationschoolorganizationsalsomustbenimbleandagiletosurvivethatrequiresdevelopingincreasedabilitytosense,evenpredict,theproblemsposedbytheirenvironmentsandinventsolutionstothemthisispartoftheconceptoftheleaingorganization:anorganization,leastonimblyadapttounfoldingchangesintheenvironmentitisalsocalledorganizationdevelopment
inaleaingorganization,theworkerscontinuallyenhancetheircapabilitiestocreatewhattheywanttocreateorganizationsarespendingmoretimeandfeetoinsuretheemployeesupdatedtothestate-of-artknowledge,thankstothequickdevelopmentoftechnologyitisreasonabletopredictthatinthefuture,continuousleaingcapacitywouldbecrucialtorecruitthejobseekermayhardlytobehiredwithoutpresentingexcellentleaingability
◆contingencyview
thecontingencyviewholdsthatthereisnoonebestwayofmanagingunderallconditions,butthatthereareoptimalwaysofmanagingconflictundercertainconditionstherearesituational-contingentfactorsthataffectaleader'sabilitytoleadtheeffectivenessofworkersdependsonhowgoodamatchexistsbetweentheleadershipstyleoftheleaderandthedemandsofthesituation
theleaders,whocanactuallyexertcontroloverthestaff,excellentlygettaskinvolved,andsuccessfullyacceptedbythesubordinates,aremorelikelytoleadtheschoolintoabrightfuturetheprinciplewhoholdsacontingencyview,maygivedifferentinductionstodifferentnewteachers,accordingtotheirdiversepersonalities
◆likert’sfoursystems
system1:exploitive-authoritative(orpunitive-authoritarian),theleaderhasalowconceforpeopleandusessuchmethodsasthreatsandotherfear-basedmethodstoachieveconformance;system2:benevolent-authoritative(orpatealistic-authoritarian),theresponsibilityliesatthemanageriallevelsbutnotatthelowerlevelsoftheorganizationalhierarchy;system3:consultativesystem,thesuperiorhassubstantialbutnotplete,trustandconfidenceinhissubordinates;4:theparticipative(orgroupinteractive)modelofanorganizationalsystem,superiorshavepleteconfidenceintheirsubordinates,andmotivationisbyeconomicrewardsbasedongoalswhichhavebeensetinparticipation
lowerthenumber,thesystemismorelikelytobeoperatedbasedontheoryxhigherthenumberis,thesystemismorelikelytobeoperatedbasedontheoryy
theleaderinexploitive-authoritativeconcelittleforpeople,andpreferstousefear-basedmethodssuchasthreatstoachieveconformancethismanagementmethodcanbeeffectivehowever,itcanalsostiflepeople’screativity,whichisthemostpreciousvalueofhumancapitalipredictinfuture,themostsuccessfulschools’leadersshouldpreferparticipativestyle,ratherthanopposite