Homans believes that a change in any one of these three elements will produce some change in the other two.
In an organization, certain activities, interactions, and sentiments are essential, or required from its members if it is to survive. In other words, jobs (activities) have to be done that require people to work together (interactions). These jobs must be sufficiently satisfying (sentiments) for people to continue doing them.
In an organization, certain activities, interactions, and sentiments are essential, or required from its members if it is to survive. In other words, jobs (activities) have to be done that require people to work together (interactions). These jobs must be sufficiently satisfying (sentiments) for people to continue doing them.
As people interact on their jobs, they develop sentiments toward each other. As people increase interactions with each other, it is important that positive sentiments be developed. The more positive the sentiment, the more people will tend to interact with each other. It can become a spiraling process until some equilibrium is reached. As this spiraling process continues, there is a tendency for the group members to become more alike in their activities and sentiments.
The Homans model and the logic behind his arguments certainly gave me cause to stop and ponder how his learnings matched up with my own as I developed the Situational Leadership® Model. I would argue that Homans theories, the Hawthorne Studies conducted by Elton Mayo and the Theory X and Theory Y teachings of Douglas McGregor all have tremendous merit. They all have, in one way or another, contributed to our collective understanding of human behavior and thus must be considered when developing any leadership training methodology. My work at the Center for Leadership Studies, has been dedicated to perfecting the art of leadership training and development. I believe that the Situational Leadership® Model is the right leadership tool that best fits today's complex marketplace.
Ascent is a learning and development organization focused on maximizing mid/senior leadership, motivation and performance in the areas of Management, Personal and Youth Development, Sales and Service, Teambuilding and Organizational Design. To find out how Ascent can help your organisation visit www.ascent-world.com, email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , call us on +971 4 3344627.
The Homans model and the logic behind his arguments certainly gave me cause to stop and ponder how his learnings matched up with my own as I developed the Situational Leadership® Model. I would argue that Homans theories, the Hawthorne Studies conducted by Elton Mayo and the Theory X and Theory Y teachings of Douglas McGregor all have tremendous merit. They all have, in one way or another, contributed to our collective understanding of human behavior and thus must be considered when developing any leadership training methodology. My work at the Center for Leadership Studies, has been dedicated to perfecting the art of leadership training and development. I believe that the Situational Leadership® Model is the right leadership tool that best fits today's complex marketplace.
Ascent is a learning and development organization focused on maximizing mid/senior leadership, motivation and performance in the areas of Management, Personal and Youth Development, Sales and Service, Teambuilding and Organizational Design. To find out how Ascent can help your organisation visit www.ascent-world.com, email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , call us on +971 4 3344627.
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