This O&E summary includes an overall overview of the ten schools of thought and a comprehensive overview of each school of thought with the most important concepts, characteristics and criticism.
Which of 5 P’s Central actor Deliberately or Most View of Complex Collection or Unique or How does Type organisation
(Mintzberg)? emergently? important environment or simple? integrated? generic? organization change?
Design school Perspective CEO/manager Deliberately Leadership Stable Simple Integrated Unique Occasionally, Machine
quantum organisation /
entrepreneurial
organisation
Planning school Plan Planners Deliberately Organisation Stable Simple Collection Unique Occasionally, Machine
quantum organisation
Positioning Position / Ploy Analysts Deliberately Organisation Stable Simple Collection Generic Frequently, Machine
school piecemeal organisation
Entrepreneuria Perspective CEO/leader Deliberately & Leadership Dynamic Simple Integrated Unique Occasionally, Entrepreneurial
l school emergently quantum organisation
Cognitive Perspective Strategists Emergently Leadership Dynamic Complex Integrated Unique Occasionally, Any kind of
school quantum organisation
Learning school Pattern All learners Emergently Leadership Dynamic Complex Collection Unique Frequently Professional /
adhocracy
organisation
Power school Ploy / Pattern Anyone with Emergently Organisation Controllable Complex Collection Unique Frequently, Political,adhocracy
power piecemeal and professional
organisation
Cultural school Perspective The collective Deliberately Organisation Passive Complex Integrated Unique Occasionally, Missionary
quantum organisation
Environmental Position Environment Emergently Environment Competitive Simple Collection Generic Occasionally, Machine
school quantum organisation
Configuration Plan All of the Deliberately All of the All of the All of the Integrated Generic Occasionally, All of the above,
school above above above above quantum but mostly in
, large established
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