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Structural Functional Theory

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The reading comes from the book  “Organization Theory and Public Management”  by Jonathan R. Tompkins. Chapter #10 is needed to answer these questions it is attached.    Tompkins- Structural-Functional Theory, Chapter 10 8.    ESSAY QUESTION: Implicit Theory of Organizational Change   In the manufacturing plant studied by Gouldner, Old Doug was replaced by Mr Peele as plant manager.  Mr. Peele managed things according to a punishment centered pattern.   Old Doug used a representative pattern.  Identify each pattern and then using highlights from places you have worked, identify the pattern that you found yourself working under or managing with.  If you worked in a representative pattern give an estimate (high to Low); the general morale of the workers(high to low) and your reaction to this style.  Apply the same questions if you worked in a punishment-pattern workplace.  Weigh in with a considered opinion related to a personal experience where possible to Gouldner’s “vicious cycle” analysis of consequences related to punishment-centered management.  Refer to Exhibit 10-1, Tompkins.
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