ReflectivePaper
◆TheoryXandTheoryY
In1960,DouglasMcGregorsuggestedthetermsoftheoryXandtheoryYinhismanagementbook。TheoryXhadthreesystems,givingalittleornotrusttosubordinatesrespectively。TheoryY,onthecontrary,hadcompletetrustandconfidenceinsubordinates。Themanagercouldusethesetwodifferenttheoriestodistinguishemployeemotivations。
Theprinciplecanchooseeithertheorytomotivatetheteachers。Thereisnoabsolutelyrighttheory,onlythemoresuitabletheoryinlightofdifferentsituations。
Inmyopinion,theschoolwhichadoptstheoryXmaybecomemoreandmorerigid,butitcanalsorunsmoothly,aslongastheprinciplecankeeptheteachersobeythedisciplines。Ontheotherhand,theschoolwhichpreferstheoryYmaywitnessthecreativenessandvigorofteachers。However,thereisalsoariskthattheprinciplecanhardlycontroltheteachersanymore。
Thesetwotheoriescanbothbeadoptedtomotivateteachers。However,thenewteacherscanalsobeintimidated,orconfused,ascribingvariousfactors,suchasschoolmanagementsystem’sintegrity,andtheteacher’spersonality。
◆Mutualpurpose
Themutualpurposeisapracticalvision。Theleadercanuseittounitethesubordinates。Itislikeapieceofblueprint,helpingtheengineertoputbricksintorightplace。Thepurposecanbewrittendown,orimpliedinlife。Schein(2004)suggestedthatorganizationalcultureisapatternofsharedbasicassumptionsthatagroupworkingtogetherforacommongoalhasinventedinlearningtocopewiththeproblemsofexternaladaptationandinternalintegration。
Workershavetheirownlifeexceptofworkingfortheschool。Sometimes,theirpersonalinterestmayconflictwiththeorganization’sbenefit。Astrongleadercanhelptheworkerstostrikethebalancebetweenworkandpersonallife,andcreateamutualvalueforthestaff。
Withaspecificandpracticalpurpose,inductioncanbemoreeffective,reallyservesforlearning,andgoonsupportingtheperformanceandprofessionaldevelopmentfornewteachers。
◆Classicalorganizationaltheory
ItisthecontraryofTaylor’sScientificManagementtheory。Itviewedthetotalorganization,insteadoftheindividualworker,asthefocusofattention。Forclassicaltheorists,anorganizationismuchmorethantheinterfaceofhumanandmachine。Theheadmastercanuseittomotivatetheteachers。Theteacherswouldfeelmorerespectedundertheleaderwiththismethod,andmayreturnwithenthusiasmandcreativity。
◆Organizationalculture
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◆Basicassumptions
Basicassumptionsareaboutpeople’snature,thenatureofhumanrelationships,thenatureofhumanactivity,andthenatureoftherelationshipsbetweenpeopleandtheirphysicalandsocialenvironments。Basicassumptionsinhumannatureareconsistof:Freedom-Determinism,Rationality-Irrationality,Holism-Elemetalism,Constitutionalism-Environmentalism,Subjectivity-Objectivity,Proactivity-Reactivity,Homeostasis-Heterostasis,andKnowability-Unknownablity。
Theprinciplecanusethetheoryofbasicassumptionstounderstandtheemployees,andtomotiveaswellastoinductthem。Iftheworkersalwaysgetpositiveassumptionsfromthecampusenvironment,theymayoptimisticandwillingtocontribute,andviseversa。Theleadermayalsousethebasicassumptionstogetanalysisoftheinstitutionandworkers,thushelpdesigningthefuture。
◆Intelligence
In1904,AlfredBinetinventedamethodtoidentifythosechildreninschoolwhoneededspecialhelp。Therebyamethodcameouttotellpeople’sintelligence。TheresultofthistestingsystemiscalledIntelligenceQuotient,alsoknownasIQ。Theprinciplecanusetheintelligencedistinguishsystemtosortoutstudents,anddecidethecurriculum。Forexample,thestudentswhoareespeciallygiftedwithhighIQmayfindtheregularcurriculumtooeasy,thusbecomeimpatientandlackconcentrationonschoolwork。Onthecontrary,studentswhoaredisadvantagedintermsofintelligencemayfaceparticularchallengeandgetfrustrationfeelingwithoutspecifichelp。Ahigh-qualifiedleadershouldmakesurethestaffunderstandandareabletocaterforthedifferentneedsoftwoextremestudents。
Later,onthebasisofIQ,atermcalledEQwasdeveloped。Itreferstopeople’semotionalintelligence。BeingaGreatLeaderRequiresEmotionalIntelligence。
◆HumanCapital
Humanresourcesarepreciousassetsofaninstitution。Itseemshardtopredicthumancapitalsometimes,becausehumanbeingsarechangeable,easytobeaffectedbymanyexternalorinternalfactors。However,usingsomespecificpsychologicalprinciplesconcerninghumanresources,canfacilitatetheprincipletotrain,motivate,andevaluatethestaff。
Employmentcanbedifficult,andanyerrormayturntobetroublesomeandcostly。Thesubsequentprocessisnoteasier。Thatiswhythehumanresourcesmanagementhasbecomeacriticalelementtooperateasuccessfulschool。Humanresourcesadministratorsmustworknotonlytorecruittheproperstaff,butalsopromoteaschool’senvironment。
◆LearningOrganization
Stayingcompetitiveintoday’seconomyisessentialtoanyorganization。Schoolorganizationsalsomustbenimbleandagiletosurvive。Thatrequiresdevelopingincreasedabilitytosense,evenpredict,theproblemsposedbytheirenvironmentsandinventsolutionstothem。Thisispartoftheconceptofthelearningorganization:anorganization,learnstonimblyadapttounfoldingchangesintheenvironment。Itisalsocalledorganizationdevelopment。
Inalearningorganization,theworkerscontinuallyenhancetheircapabilitiestocreatewhattheywanttocreate。Organizationsarespendingmoretimeandfeetoinsuretheemployeesupdatedtothestate-of-artknowledge,thankstothequickdevelopmentoftechnology。Itisreasonabletopredictthatinthefuture,continuouslearningcapacitywouldbecrucialtorecruit。Thejobseekermayhardlytobehiredwithoutpresentingexcellentlearningability。
◆ContingencyView
Thecontingencyviewholdsthatthereisnoonebestwayofmanagingunderallconditions,butthatthereareoptimalwaysofmanagingconflictundercertainconditions。Therearesituational-contingentfactorsthataffectaleader'sabilitytolead。Theeffectivenessofworkersdependsonhowgoodamatchexistsbetweentheleadershipstyleoftheleaderandthedemandsofthesituation。
Theleaders,whocanactuallyexertcontroloverthestaff,excellentlygettaskinvolved,andsuccessfullyacceptedbythesubordinates,aremorelikelytoleadtheschoolintoabrightfuture。Theprinciplewhoholdsacontingencyview,maygivedifferentinductionstodifferentnewteachers,accordingtotheirdiversepersonalities。
◆Likert’sfoursystems
System1:exploitive-authoritative(orpunitive-authoritarian),theleaderhasalowconcernforpeopleandusessuchmethodsasthreatsandotherfear-basedmethodstoachieveconformance。;System2:benevolent-authoritative(orpaternalistic-authoritarian),theresponsibilityliesatthemanageriallevelsbutnotatthelowerlevelsoftheorganizationalhierarchy;System3:consultativesystem,thesuperiorhassubstantialbutnotcomplete,trustandconfidenceinhissubordinates;4:theparticipative(orgroupinteractive)modelofanorganizationalsystem,superiorshavecompleteconfidenceintheirsubordinates,andmotivationisbyeconomicrewardsbasedongoalswhichhavebeensetinparticipation。
Lowerthenumber,thesystemismorelikelytobeoperatedbasedontheoryX。Higherthenumberis,thesystemismorelikelytobeoperatedbasedontheoryY。
Theleaderinexploitive-authoritativeconcernlittleforpeople,andpreferstousefear-basedmethodssuchasthreatstoachieveconformance。Thismanagementmethodcanbeeffective。However,itcanalsostiflepeople’screativity,whichisthemostpreciousvalueofhumancapital。Ipredictinfuture,themostsuccessfulschools’leadersshouldpreferparticipativestyle,ratherthanopposite。