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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

Thistermcangobackto193-s

◆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.

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