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 ...

Henry Mintzberg’s management theory outlines 10 managerial roles and five organizational structures for businesses to improve ...

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.

Organizational behavior refers to how individuals and groups behave within an organizational setting. Human resource theories help explain how management behaviors and structures can positively or ...

Explore Charles Handy’s management theory and how his four workplace cultures shape leadership, motivation and company ...

The Master of Science in Organizational Learning, Leadership and Policy is the perfect degree for aspiring leaders in organizations, corporations, government agencies, military, and non-profits.

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 ...

Sixty years ago, social psychologist Douglas McGregor developed two different theories — Theory X and Theory Y — about how managers perceive employees. Theory X managers are authoritarian. They ...