Author Question: How can mature organizations be renewed? What will be an ideal ... (Read 73 times)

2125004343

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 566
How can mature organizations be renewed?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What are the signals of organizational decline?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



Liddy

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 342
Answer to Question 1

 Instilling a customer perspective and focusing on customer demands
 Increasing capacity for change
 Altering hardware (strategy, structure, processes) and software (employee
behavior and mental models)
 Empowering employees to act as leaders at all levels of the organization

Answer to Question 2

 Excess personnel
 Tolerance of incompetence
 Cumbersome administrative procedures
 Disproportionate staff power
 Replacement of substance with form
 Scarcity of clear goals and decision benchmarks
 Fear of embarrassment and conflict prevents problem identification
 Loss of effective communication
 Outdated organizational structure



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

Drug abusers experience the following scenario: The pleasure given by their drug (or drugs) of choice is so strong that it is difficult to eradicate even after years of staying away from the substances involved. Certain triggers may cause a drug abuser to relapse. Research shows that long-term drug abuse results in significant changes in brain function that persist long after an individual stops using drugs. It is most important to realize that the same is true of not just illegal substances but alcohol and tobacco as well.

Did you know?

It is believed that humans initially contracted crabs from gorillas about 3 million years ago from either sleeping in gorilla nests or eating the apes.

Did you know?

After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.

Did you know?

When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).

Did you know?

During pregnancy, a woman is more likely to experience bleeding gums and nosebleeds caused by hormonal changes that increase blood flow to the mouth and nose.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library