La Teoría de la Organización Requerida de Elliott Jaques: el capítulo faltante en los libros de texto de administración
Elliott Jaques’ Required Organization Theory: The missing chapter in management textbooks
A Teoria da Organização Requerida de Elliott Jaques: O Capítulo Faltante nos Livros de Texto de Administração
Abstract (en)
Management as a science is a relatively newcomer in the human repository. Some authors give the date of its birth in 1886 with Henry Robinson Towne’s lecture The engineer as an economist within the context of the Scientific Administration (George & Alvarez, 2005). Management theories developed and evolved since then and had been published in textbooks for the use of students. However, none of these textbooks offers a glimpse of Elliott Jaques’ (19172003) Requisite Organization. This article presents a Requisite Organization’s overview and makes a comparative analysis with other major scientific management theories developed in the past, following Glaser and Strauss (1967) method of continuous comparisons. The conclusion is that Jaques’ research of more than 60 years should be known in the academic world and taught in business schools.Abstract (es)
La administración como ciencia es relativamente reciente en el repertorio del conocimiento humano. Algunos autores la ubican a partir del discurso de Henry Robinson Towne en 1886, titulado El ingeniero como economista, dentro de la corriente de la administración científica (George y Álvarez, 2005). A partir de entonces, los libros de texto de administración dan fe de la obra de numerosos autores y escuelas del pensamiento administrativo, pero han pasado por alto la obra de Elliott Jaques (1917-2003), quien desarrolló la Teoría de la Organización Requerida. En este artículo se presenta un resumen de algunos aspectos importantes de dicha teoría, y se hace una comparación siguiendo el método de Glaser y Strauss (1967) de comparaciones constantes, con modelos previos construidos sobre bases científicas que impactaron el mundo de la administración, concluyendo que la Organización Requerida debe ser difundida en las escuelas de administración y en las empresas, pues es un modelo de actualidad que engloba a toda la organización y que puede ser proyectado hacia el futuro.
Abstract (pt)
A administração como ciência é relativamente nova no repertório do conhecimento humano. Alguns autores a
colocam a partir do discurso de Henry Robinson Towne em 1886, intitulado O Engenheiro como Economista, dentro da atual corrente da Administração Científica (George e Álvarez, 2005). A partir de então, os livros de administração que dão crédito às obras de inumeráveis autores e escolas do pensamento administrativo, mas não consideram o trabalho de Elliott Jaques (1917-2003) que desenvolveu a teoria da organização requerida. Este artigo resume alguns aspectos importantes desta teoria e é comparada mediante o modelo de Glaser e Strauss (1967/2006) de comparações constantes, com modelos prévios construídos em bases científicas que impactaram o mundo da administração, concluindo que a organização requerida deve ser difundida nas escolas de administração e nas empresas dado que é um modelo atual que inclui toda a organização e pode ser projetada para o futuro.
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