Organizational theory might not sound like the most thrilling topic, but it's been around for ages. Think of it as the instruction manual for understanding how organizations work. It's like solving a ...

In his book The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization, scientist and organizational-theory expert Peter Senge describes a learning organization as a place “where people ...

Douglas MacGregor's Theories X and Y classify employees as either extrinsically motivated by fear of consequences or desire for reward, or intrinsically motivated by a will to succeed, respectively.

An organization, by its most basic definition, is an assembly of people working together to achieve common objectives through a division of labor. An organization provides a means of using individual ...

Creating a learning organization sounds good in theory. Try to find an executive who wouldn’t like more collaborative, innovative and knowledgeable workers, and a backbone of clearly defined, ...

Organizational culture has become a buzzword. Employees are placing an increased value on their work culture, advocating for companies to “practice what they preach” by upholding their stated mission, ...

Behaviorism was born from research done by Ivan Pavlov in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Pavlov’s research into animal digestion led to the recognition that the animals that were being ...

The ultimate goal of human resource management is to positively impact organizational performance. By providing employment security, training and effective communication about change, HR professionals ...

The basis of social learning theory is simple: People learn by watching other people. We can learn from anyone—teachers, parents, siblings, peers, co-workers, YouTube influencers, athletes, and even ...