The Professional Development of the Individual Within Organizational Theories: A Critical Perspective

Abstract

This paper offers a conceptual analysis of the postulates of different schools of thought within the Organizational Theories in order to comprehend the role played by the process of professional development of the individual within this field of study, and as an organizational issue. For this purpose, the first section outlines the key elements referring to the role of individuals in organizational theory; then, a critical revision and interpretation of the main postulates of diverse schools are presented. As a result, it was found that the individual is present through the different schools but very often the focus is on the social relations that take place in the organization, and the organizational goals as the common goals that all members must pursue, as opposed to his individual goals and needs. This way, organizational theories display an instrumental rationality towards the topic of this paper.