(Gavin Ritz. 2008.04.1315.05NZT)
Dag
This may be a good place to discuss your
article. (Page 147)
Management hasn’t lacked a theory of
human behavior as related to organisation structure at all. If PCT is to be taken seriously in the management
world we need to be far more careful about comments like this. If they are made
then they must be robust comments.
You quote only two pop culture leadership
gurus (Covey, Deming) who both don’t have any robust model of leadership in
the context of organizational structure or any way to measure it.
If PCT is to make inroads into the management
field it needs to have a far more powerful fundamental way to penetrate that
mine field. I understand you are smitten with PCT, hell I think it looks like a
solid theory too.
For just one theory of organizational behavior,
I suggest that you have a look at Elliot Jaques’ Requisite Organization,
human capability (as a perception) as applied to work has be thoroughly investigated
and tested within many organisations world wide and within the US Military
structure. (If I‘m to be correct Elliot Jaques even received the Joint
Chief of staffs award from Colin Powell for Leadership Theory)
It has been shown that the psychological approach
(the cause effect model) has been thoroughly disputed and dysfunctional and in
fact just plain wrong.
Jaques model is clearly a way to measure transitions,
categories, sequence, programs and systems concepts, of this there is no doubt
in my mind. Of course he just uses other names to describe these internal perceptions.
In another theory of behavior, in terms of
signal error and the tensions that are generated within organisations, EKS (Engpass
Konzentrierten Strategie) a German Theory of tensions and unleashing of bottlenecks
is also a non cause and effect theory used by many companies world wide for
their strategies and tactics. The German company Karcher comes to mind.
A massive amount of work needs to be done with
PCT if it is to effectively penetrate the management and leadership field.
If PCT is going to make inroads we’ll
have to measure all the higher perceptions as related to organizational
structure. At this stage I haven’t the foggiest how to do that. I’m till battling
with the three fundamental proofs that Rick sent me.
Regards
Gavin