Early Approaches to Organisational Design - syn

classical

traditional / conventional

neoclassical

modernized classical / revised classical

principles

rules / regulations

objectives

goals / targets

hierarchical structure

marked ranking order / rigid formal hierarchy

clear chain of command

vertical division of labour / rigid formal hierarchy

bureaucracy

administrative system / official system

sense of duty

obligation / commitment

rational

logical / sensible

specialisation of tasks

develop expertise in particular areas / division of labour

merit

ability and experience / qualification

impersonal climate

neutral working environment / objective atmosphere

connotations

associations / implications

whim

impulse / fancy

performance

workers' skills / work results

easier to evaluate

assessed in a straightforward way / easier to assess

advantages become disadvantages

certain practices become negative / benefits turn into drawbacks

applied dogmatically

implemented too strictly / applied rigidly

rigidly imposed

enforced strictly / implemented rigidly

safeguards against

protections against / defenses against

adhering

complying / sticking to

subordinates

lower-level employees / workers

depersonalised

dehumanised / mechanised

the world no longer fits

unlikely today / no longer applies

assumptions

suppositions / premises

yield beneficial results

produce positive outcomes / bring positive results

major inadequacy

main weakness / major limitation

neglect of the human element

workers are not treated as individual people / ignore employees' needs

employee satisfaction

worker contentment / job fulfillment

vertical division

vertical hierarchy / chain of command

false assumptions

incorrect views / wrong beliefs

commit

dedicate / devote

seek responsibility

take responsibility / look for responsibility

lower-level participation in decision-making

allow workers a greater say / employee involvement

managerial domination

executive control / managerial control

acknowledged human needs and feelings

take into account the emotional demands / recognize employees' needs

informal organisational culture

flexible work culture / relaxed organisational culture

traditional authoritarian

autocratic / dictatorial

work groups

teams / working groups

communication

interaction / exchange

ideal organisation

best organizational model / optimal organisation

environmental variables

external conditions / workplace surroundings

overlook

ignore / neglect

overemphasise

exaggerate / overstate

oversimplify

overgeneralise / make too simple

non-monetary aspects

rather than financial gain / non-financial benefits

neoclassicists

neoclassical theorists / modern management theorists

lower-level employees

subordinates / junior staff

upper-level managers

top executives / senior leaders