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

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◆Basicassumptions

Basicassumptionsareaboutpeople’snature，thenatureofhumanrelationships，thenatureofhumanactivity，andthenatureoftherelationshipsbetweenpeopleandtheirphysicalandsocialenvironments.Basicassumptionsinhumannatureareconsistof:Freedom-Determinism，Rationality-Irrationality，Holism-Elemetalism，Constitutionalism-Environmentalism，Subjectivity-Objectivity，Proactivity-Reactivity，Homeostasis-Heterostasis，andKnowability-Unknownablity.