Cynicism in Which Organisation Does It Thrive?

Table of contents
1. INTRODUCTION 3
2. ANALYSIS OF CYNICISM ON THE WORKFLOOR 4
2.1 DEFINITION OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF CYNICISM 4
2.1.1 View of Andersson 4
2.1.2 View of Mc Namara 5
2.1.3 View of Dean, Brandes and Dharwadkar 5
2.2 CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF CYNICISM 6
2.2.1 Theory of contract violation 7
2.2.2 Causes and effects by McNamara 9
2.3 RELATION BETWEEN EMPLOYEE CYNICISM AND ORGANISATIONAL DESIGN 9
2.4 CYNICISM AND THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ORGANIZATION 12
2.4.1 Entrepreneurial organisation 12
2.4.2 Machine organisation 13
2.4.3 Diversified organisation 13
2.4.4 Professional organisation 14
2.4.5 Innovative organisation 14
2.5 REDUCING CYNICISM WITH CHANGES IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN 15
3. CONCLUSION 17
4. REFERENCE LIST 18


1. Introduction

Nowadays cynicism can be found in every organisation and everywhere in the world. It started early with the establishment of a cynic school by a Greek scholar Antisthenes in the fifth century. More precisely, it was one of his pupils, Diogenes who “wished to live an exemplary life of worldly goods” (Andersson, 1996, p.1395). He created the way of thought and the way the cynics lived. The prevailing mission in their minds was to live at the minimum standard of living with a few clothes and high standards of ethics and morality. They refused the social standards of living and are contemptuous of society’s institutions, including cherish, religion association, which were unnatural and unnecessary. Later on, their view changed, believing that it is not enough to follow ethics and morality rather stating resistance and apathy. Evidence suggests that there is a distrust of government, business and labour since the 1960’s (Andersson, 1996). Also, in large as well as in small organisations cynicism is at stake, a topic that attaches the society with its importance. Especially, cynicism on the workfloor, which is indicated by an extremely negative attitude of the employee and even scorn toward the... [continues]

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