Marion Jay P. Serrano 12-04918 The Manager: Symbolic or Omnipotent? Omnipotent View -The omnipotent view of management says that managers are directly responsible for the success or failure of an organization. 1. The differences of an organization’s performance are assumed to be due to the manager’s decisions. 2. When the organization’s performance is outstanding‚ managers take the credit and are rewarded with bonuses‚ stock option and the like even if they had
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CHAPTER SUMMARY – CHAPTER 3 The Manager: Omnipotent or Symbolic ✓ Contrast the actions of managers according to the omnipotent and symbolic views. ✓ Explain the parameters of managerial discretion. According to the omnipotent view‚ managers are directly responsible for an organization’s success or failure. However‚ the symbolic view argues that much of an organization’s success or failure is due to external forces outside managers’ control. The parameters of managerial discretion
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Omnipotent View of Management - the view that managers are directly responsible for an organization’s success or failure. Symbolic view of Management - the view that much of an organization’s success or failure is due to external forces outside managers’ control. Symbolic view of Management - the view that much of an organization’s success or failure is due to external forces outside managers’ control. Global economic recession - began with US home mortgage and soon affected businesses as
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deadline for the submission of TMA 2 is during Tutorial 3. Please submit your answers to your tutor. Question 1 In management theory two views about management have been put forth‚ one being the omnipotent view and the other the symbolic view. Differentiate between the symbolic view and the omnipotent view of management. Include specific examples of each view to support your answer. (20 marks) Question 2 An organisation exists in a dynamic environment. Describe what is meant by the
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Summary The omnipotent view of management says that managers are directly responsible for the success or failure of an organization. This is a dominate view in management theory and society in general. The symbolic view of management takes the view much of an organization’s success or failure is due to external forces outside the manager’ control. The view of managers as omnipotent is consistent with the stereotypical picture of the take-charge executive who can overcome any obstacle in carrying
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BELONGING- What does it mean? Belonging refers to a feeling of familiarity between people. • Mental comfort Who do you belong to? What do you belong to? I belong to people who I share a deeper connection with i.e. family. How do you know? I can sense the feeling of familiarity and comfort. How do you know when you do not belong? You do not belong when you are feeling excluded or experiencing insecurities. Extrinsic- A more external emotional feeling of belonging‚ as opposed to intrinsic
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According to the omnipotent view‚ managers are directly responsible for an organization’s success or failure. The symbolic view argues that much of an organization’s success or failure is due to external forces outside managers’ control. The two constraints on manager’s discretion are the organization’s culture (internal) and the environment (external). Managers aren’t totally constrained by these two factors since they can and do influence their culture and environment. s the characteristics and
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THE MANAGER: OMNIPOTENT OR SYMBOLIC? How much affect does a manager inflict on an organization’s outcome? There exist two traditional views about this question. * OMNIPOTENT VEIW OF THE MANAGER: According to this view‚ the manager has the ultimate power. They are held responsible for the success or failures of the entire organization. * SYMBOLIC VEIW OF MANAGEMENT: As per this view‚ the outcomes of the organizations are basically influenced by the external factors‚ whereas the
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Symbolic interactionism is the theory being used in this research; it explains “how meanings are derived from the social process of people or groups of people interacting” (Blumer & Lune‚ p. 13‚ 2012). This focuses on signs‚ symbols‚ languages and how people
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