Organizational Methaphors Flashcards
What are the 8 metaphors for organisations?
Give advantages and disadvantages of organism
Advantages
- involvement of emplate re
- awareness for the need of
change
- plenty of ideas/suggestions
Disadvantages
- more likely to change
- can lead to chaos/no solution
- no clear direction/strategy
-too many opinions
What are advantages and disadvantages of the organisation as a machine ?
Advantages
- clear structure
- clear goals
Disadvantages
- not very transparent
- not enough envolvement
of employments -> ten ideas
Give the advatages of the political system ?
Advantages
- fast decision making
Disadvantages
-not transparent
- only disowned on Manager level
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the organisation as flux and transformation ?
Advantages
- there is a final decision mater
-employees feet empowered/commitment
- option to be involved
Disadvantage
- only important problems get
attention
-only focus on existent
problem and not potenciat
future ones
What would be the ideal metaphor for an successful organisation ?
What is the guiding principle of the organisation as machine, political system, organisms and flux and transformation
Machine : senior management is responsible
- change must be driven
- Resistance can be managed
- Targets set at the start of the process define the direction
Political system : those in power are responsible for change
- there will be winners and losers
- change requires new coalitions and new negotiations
Organisms : HR/ managers
- there must be participation and involvement and awareness of the need to change
- the change is collaboratively designed
- people need to be supported through change
Flux and transformation : someone with authority to act is in charge
- change cannot be managed it emerges
- conflict and tension give rise to change
- managers are part of the process and highlight gaps and contradictions
How exactly is change tackled in these 4 types of organisations ?
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