Assignment:
Before you post your initial discussion, you may want to review the Discussion Forum Philosophy and all my new announcement.
In order to successfully complete this discussion, you will need to review chapter three of your textbook and the following article that is listed as part of the Module reading assignments: Warren, J. S. (2016). The case for trust as a soft or behavioral control for organizational effectiveness (OB). Academy of Business Journal, 2, 59-73. This is the main article related to this DQ, reading the rest of the articles will better help you understand the topic, you should also do some additional research of your own.
You need to use the above article for reference, chapter three and one additional articlewill be helpful, this third article should be no older than two years. Please see my DQ Announcement for further details.
QUESTION 1- MINIMUM OF 150 WORDS NO MORE THAN 300 WORDS
Warren posited that globalization, technology, social change, and the complexity of organizations have challenged the concept of organizational efficiency in traditional organizational structures. Warren suggested that behavioral intangible controls, specifically trust, contribute to engagement and can predict organizational effectiveness. Do you think traditional organizational structure and strategy are capable of driving organizational effectiveness or that organizations also require behavioral intangible controls for effectiveness? Support your view.
QUESTION 2- MINIMUM OF 150 WORDS NO MORE THAN 300 WORDS
Organizations need to make effective decisions and adopt strategies and structures that lead to efficiency and organizational success. Kretchmar described bureaucracies as vertical structures that are rigid and imprison people causing low morale, restricted creativity and innovation, and slow and poor decisions. Kretchmar also stated that in bureaucracies, employees work on specific tasks, are not aware of overall objectives, and lack accountability. She noted, though, that other researchers stress that bureaucracies have endured for decades and claimed that they will be the preferred structure for organizations of the future. Can bureaucracies encourage good, timely decisions that allow the flexibility needed for organizational efficiency in dynamic, changing environments? Why or why not?