The Impact of Postmodernism on Management and Organization Theories

In the 1980s, the era of grow and change of postmodernism was began. The influence of postmodern thinking in the area of management can be considered in the formation of the modern call management. Before the industrial revolution, the people were skilled enough from business and industry training and apprenticeship and they did not require someone who trains them how to plan, organize and control. In the modern view, scientific management and human relations management have been targeted. Modernist paradigm based on instrumental rationality and bye the efficiency logic, provided valuable services to organizations in the era of modernism, where the primary emphasis was on mass production and construction of simple machines. In fact, growth and development organizations in the era of modernity were the result of the activities people such as Durkhym, Weber, Taylor and others. The impact of postmodernism school on management theory formed management and modern organizations and can be stated that this modern world requires modern organizations and new organizations need modern leaders. Leaders who in addition to relying on the wisdom and teachings of the classical era of modernity organizations, have modern thinking tools based on the understanding the values and sentiment and believe on the interference of factors in the decision because, the leadership and management in the future will require a better understanding of the complex relationships within and outside the modern organizations and leadership.

Modernism; Postmodernism; Organization theories; Management