Managing People and Organisations
Essay by Nicolas • October 19, 2011 • Essay • 366 Words (2 Pages) • 1,720 Views
ASSIGNMENT 2
MANAGING PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS
Question 1:
Should managers be attempting to manage the employee's body?
* Readings
o Aceveda- Kate Moss - Hyproxrisy, Monitoring, Control, Drug testing (Culture- CCTV)
o Ackroyd and Crowdy- Slaughter House- Laissex Faire style of management, culture
o Mc Murray- Prisoner
o Morgan- The ugly face- Marx, Capitalism
o Baten- Corporation - Marx Capitalism
o Knights and Roberts- The power of organisation.
Head Quarter
- Appendages to be exploited for the pursuit of profits
o Power - Business A, B, C, D- exercise of power -demogages- illegitimate exercise of power.
o Management by Fear
Counter Argument- Complying- Authority/Position/ Legitimate power/ WHY??? Psychological contract, employee contract, code of conduct- penalties
o Why of controlling- Uniforms, scripts,
WHY? What drives them?
* Power
* Ego
* Creating essentially the 'perfect employee'- non-emotional Robot.
* Viewed as an instrument, unit, input of labour
ASSIGNMENT 2
MANAGING PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS
Question 1:
Should managers be attempting to manage the employee's body?
* Readings
o Aceveda- Kate Moss - Hyproxrisy, Monitoring, Control, Drug testing (Culture- CCTV)
o Ackroyd and Crowdy- Slaughter House- Laissex Faire style of management, culture
o Mc Murray- Prisoner
o Morgan- The ugly face- Marx, Capitalism
o Baten- Corporation - Marx Capitalism
o Knights and Roberts- The power of organisation.
Head Quarter
- Appendages to be exploited for the pursuit of profits
o Power - Business A, B, C, D- exercise of power -demogages- illegitimate exercise of power.
o Management
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