Question

The three principal theorists of the early twentieth century (Frederick Taylor, Max Weber, and Henri Fayol) set out models relating to the efficient operations of organizations. Even though, aspects of their work have some resonance for human resource management practitioners in modern organizations today, it is argued that the overall approaches of the ‘rational goal models’ have major defects considering changes in our society today.

Answer 1

Perhaps, the most widely known theories of organizational communication are those during the classical period that stemmed out of the industrial revolution. The main idea of the classical perspectives of organizational communication is that organizations are similar to machines. Hence, if you have a well- built and well-managed machine, then you will have a very productive and effective organization. The assumption is that each employee is part of a large machine, which is the organization. It one part fails then the entire machine fails.