Definition: The Administrative Theory is based on the concept of departmentalization, which means the different activities to be performed for achieving the common purpose of the organization should be identified and be classified into different groups or departments, such that the task can be accomplished effectively. The administrative theory is given by Henri Fayol, who … [Read more...] about Administrative Theory
Scientific Management Theory
Definition: The Scientific Management Theory is well known for its application of engineering science at the production floor or the operating levels. The major contributor of this theory is Fredrick Winslow Taylor, and that’s why the scientific management is often called as “Taylorism”. The scientific management theory focused on improving the efficiency of each individual … [Read more...] about Scientific Management Theory
Classical Theory
Definition: The Classical Theory is the traditional theory, wherein more emphasis is on the organization rather than the employees working therein. According to the classical theory, the organization is considered as a machine and the human beings as different components/parts of that machine. The classical theory has the following characteristics: It is built on an … [Read more...] about Classical Theory
Organizational Theory
Definition: The Organizational Theory refers to the set of interrelated concepts, definitions that explain the behavior of individuals or groups or subgroups, who interacts with each other to perform the activities intended towards the accomplishment of a common goal. In other words, the organizational theory studies the effect of social relationships between the individuals … [Read more...] about Organizational Theory
Analysis of Transactions
Definition: The interactions between people give rise to the Social Transactions, i.e. how people respond and interact with each other depends on their ego states. The transactions routed through ego states of persons can be classified as complementary, crossed and ulterior. Complementary Transactions: A transaction is said to be complementary when the person sending the … [Read more...] about Analysis of Transactions
Life Script
Definition: The Life Script refers to the meaning that one attributes to the events that happened to him at the early stage of life. Psychologists believe that an individual’s life script gets created in his childhood when he learns things unconsciously from the transactions between father, mother and the child. Whenever an individual face any situation, he acts with … [Read more...] about Life Script
Life Positions
Definition: The Life Positions refers to the specific behavior towards others that an individual learns on the basis of certain assumptions made very early in the life. The life positions can be categorized as follows: I am O.K., You are O.K.: This life position shows that an individual has several O.K. experiences with others. This means, an individual encountered … [Read more...] about Life Positions
Ego States
Definition: The Ego States are an important aspect of transactional analysis that talks about how a person feels, behave or think at any point of time. According to Dr Eric Berne, people usually interact with each other in terms of three psychological and behavioral patterns classified as parent ego, adult ego and child ego, often called as a PAC Model. This classification … [Read more...] about Ego States
Johari Window
Definition: The Johari Window is the psychological model developed by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham, that talks about the relationship and mutual understanding between the group members. In other words, a psychological tool that helps an individual to understand his relationship with himself and with other group members is called as a Johari Window. The objective behind … [Read more...] about Johari Window
Transactional Analysis
Definition: The Transactional Analysis refers to the psychoanalytic process wherein the interpersonal behaviors are studied. In other words, a social psychological model that talks about the personal growth and personal change, i.e., identifying the ego states of each individual to understand their behaviors and altering them to solve the emotional problems. This model was … [Read more...] about Transactional Analysis