Across
- 2. Theory that emphasizes coordination between different organizational subsystems.
- 5. A writer known for theory on managing complexity and the interaction between organizational agents.
- 6. Organization model based on the optimization of internal resources to maintain competitive advantages.
- 9. A theory that associates uncertainty and constant change with the complexity of systems
- 11. Researcher who highlighted the importance of decision making in administration.
- 13. Theory that introduces the term "autopoietic" to describe life systems and self-organization.
- 15. Theory developed in 1956 that describes organizations as open systems.
- 16. Theorist known for his studies in scientific administration.
- 17. Key concept in Fayol's theory that involves task distribution.
- 18. A theory advocating management focused on minimizing costs
- 20. Author of the theory on transaction costs.
Down
- 1. A theory suggesting that organizational behavior is affected by political and social forces.
- 3. A school of thought that applies systems theory to modern organizations
- 4. Concept created by Weber to describe a system with rules, controls and hierarchies.
- 7. Theory that explains how organizations survive by adapting to their environment.
- 8. A writer who suggested that organizations have an adaptive process
- 10. Management approach that considers people as an essential part of the production process.
- 12. Author who proposed the concept of institutional isomorphism in institutional theory.
- 14. A model that considers that the social context influences organizational behavior.
- 19. A theorist who analyzed the conflict between the agent's and principal's interests in large organizations