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Chapter 6
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I. Epochs
Pseudo-scientific
Early scientific
Behaviorism
Structuralism
Feminist & Critical Theory
Critical Race Theory
Queer Theory
Modernism
Planners
Workers
Strategic Planning
Total Quality Management
TQM
Enhances control
Planning Coordinating
Organizing Controlling
Commanding
(leadership)
Early Scientific Epoch
Mary Parker Tollett (1868 1933)
A) compromise
B) domination
Douglas McGregor
Organizations In Action
James Thompson
Structure in Fives
Mintzberg
Reframing Organizations
Bolman and Deal Frame theory
Feminist/Critical Theory Epoch
modern movement began with Betty
Friedmans The Feminist Mystique
transformations include: androgyny and
gender polarization
Kathy Fergusons The Feminist Case Against
Bureaucracy huge impact in business,
public and educational administration
Jurgen Habermas Moral Consciousness
and Communicative Action
Feminist/Critical Theory Epoch
The fundamental impact of the Feminist/Critical
Theory Epoch was a change in perspective
that encouraged women to adopt different
personas within the workplace that contrasted
with traditional, societal roles. The literature
created during this epoch also coached
women on how to overcome subservience
and gain equality by manipulating the
bureaucratic, political and social systems
within the workplace.
Critical Race Theory Epoch
Is centered on the notion that racism is
endemic in American life and exists in
educational institutions in a myriad of forms
Not individual but institutional/structural
Purpose is to end racial inequality
Recognizes the importance of historical
context and the personal accounts of
individuals who have experienced situations
that counter dominant perceptions
Critical Race Theory Epoch
Key Texts in CRT include: