Special Music School, New York Special Music School, New York is a school for gifted music students which is based in New York USA. The program is funded by the Department of Education and the private sector. This school has some aspects of Mary Parker Follett’s theory in its management. First, is the existence of team work among the teachers and the student. The school has talented teachers who work towards ensuring efficiency of their products. Teachers are caring thus they guide and direct students with great love in all the undertakings. Nevertheless, the teachers work as a group thus exercising power which is commonly known as coactive power just as Mary Follett supports in her management style.
Furthermore, teachers of Special Music School exercise group power rather than individual power just as provided by Follett’s management theory (Tompkins, 2005). On the other hand, there is much of McGregor Y management style in Special Music School, New York which holds that the satisfaction of performing good work is strong motivation (Tompkins, 2005). The management of Special Music School plays a vital role in ensuring student satisfaction by motivating them. Motivation arising when the department of Education in this school provides fees for the student education while else the private sector pays fees for the music portion. This has been a strong motivator in nurturing talents for musician in the 21st century. Just like theory Y of McGregor provides, self-motivation is highly encouraged among the students to foster the spirit of friendship and praising, thus discouraging competition. Finally, there is much freedom existing between the students and their teachers which provide a conducive learning environment. The school program also follows democracy thus making every activity in the school to be carried in a democratic kind of leadership which is strongly recommended by the theory Y of management (Juhn, 1972).
References
Juhn, D. S. (1972). McGregor's theory X-Y and Maslow's need hierarchy theory: an empirical study of managerial thinking in the New Orleans area,. New Orleans: Division of Business and Economic Research, Louisiana State University in New Orleans.
Tompkins, J.(2005). Organization theory and public management. Australia: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
