high risk strategies Flashcards
high risk
Autocratic management approaches used to influence employees to quickly accept and follow a business change.
manipulation
is influencing employees to follow a proposed change by providing incomplete and deceptive information about the proposed change.
threat
is forcing employees to follow a proposed change by stating that they may or will cause harm to them if they fail to follow the change.
examples of threat
dismissal, reduction of working hours, loss of promotion, poor employer reference
advantages
- Ensures change is implemented quickly and matches exactly what the manager required
- Useful in crisis situations
- involves little financial cost to initially implemented
disadvantages
- may lead to negative CC in the future when there is long-term distrust
- usually only effective in the short term as employees are unlikely to follow change under such harsh conditions over long periods of time
- cost to replace employees may increase as these methods can increase staff turnover
threat - how it will overcome employee resistance
A manager who will not or cannot invest the time and effort required for the other strategies may resort to the use of power to force change resistors to conform.
threat - negative
The danger with this tactic is that people may appear to be compliant on the surface but are resentful underneath. This can lead to an increase in resistance, possibly culminating in industrial sabotage, grievance complaints, compensation claims for stress and harassment, and industrial disputes
manipulation - how will it overcome employee resistance
Manipulation involves exerting undue influence over an employee that may be deceptive in order to get them to behave a certain way.
persuading them to agree with them
manipulation - negative
This strategy can backfire if employees discover the truth behind whatever a manager has been saying or not saying
