Cynicism In Which Organisation Does It Thrive?
Table of contents
1. INTRODUCTION
2. ANALYSIS OF CYNICISM ON THE WORKFLOOR
2.1 DEFINITION OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF CYNICISM
2.1.1 View of Andersson
2.1.2 View of Mc Namara
2.1.3 View of Dean, Brandes and Dharwadkar
2.2 CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF CYNICISM
2.2.1 Theory of contract violation
2.2.2 Causes and effects by McNamara
2.3 RELATION BETWEEN EMPLOYEE CYNICISM AND ORGANISATIONAL DESIGN
2.4 CYNICISM AND THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ORGANIZATION
2.4.1 Entrepreneurial organisation
2.4.2 Machine organisation
2.4.3 Diversified organisation
2.4.4 Professional organisation
2.4.5 Innovative organisation
2.5 REDUCING CYNICISM WITH CHANGES IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN
3. CONCLUSION
4. REFERENCE LIST
1. Introduction
Nowadays cynicism can be found in every organisation and everywhere in the world. It started early with the establishment of a cynic school by a Greek scholar Antisthenes in the fifth century. More precisely, it was one of his pupils, Diogenes who “wished to live an exemplary life of worldly goods” (Andersson, 1996, p.1395). He created the way of thought and the way the cynics lived. The prevailing mission in their minds was to live at the minimum standard of living with a few clothes and high standards of ethics and morality. They refused the social standards of living and are contemptuous of society’s institutions, including cherish, religion association, which were unnatural and unnecessary. Later on, their view changed, believing that it is not enough to follow ethics and morality rather stating resistance and apathy. Evidence suggests that there is a distrust of government, business and labour since the 1960’s (Andersson, 1996). Also, in large as well as in small organisations cynicism is at stake, a topic that attaches the society with its importance. Especially, cynicism...
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