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CharlieWard

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Why do managers need to strike a balance between flexibility and control in organizational processes?
 
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Nonreligious spirituality is the ability to see the sacredness in every dimension of life.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



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Answer to Question 1

Managers have the job of maintaining an organization that is stable and, because of this, to a certain extent predictable. Clarifying goals and direction and centralizing decisions that affect many people in the organization creates predictability and stability. However, managers also must innovate and adapt. They encourage commitment and the development of meaning in work. These require flexibility that comes from decentralizing decisions that affect smaller groups or individuals. If controls are followed too rigidly, then control destroys flexibility. If the drive for flexibility is followed too diligently, then controls are undermined and rendered useless.

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CharlieWard

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Reply 2 on: Jul 6, 2018
Excellent


laurnthompson

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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