7323MED Strategic Decision Making in Health Management

Discussion on the consequences that an organic organisation structure has on strategic decisions

Introduction

According to Burns and Staker, (1961), organic organisations don’t have any informal set up. It is a flexible and an adaptable form of organisation which can adapt effectively to change. Its structure has been identified as having job specialization, with levels of management, decision making process which is decentralized with less supervisory approach. It promotes flexibility and appreciates external knowledge. Organic organisation has been referred to as organismic which partly forms the organizational structure.

Key concepts

Organic organisation decision making process often arises from the needs of the individual personalities who are the drivers of changes which are proposed without any due consultations. The group members in this structure often adapt to the stipulated changes without any question.

This model of organization exhibits independent dimension in that it takes into account the needs of staff employees which enhances team leadership and team work in general. The benefits of this process are that controlling the environment often is shared among the different people. It takes into priority the needs of the different employees. This is aimed at providing the employees with the right incentives to enhance co-operation and perform to the best of their ability, (Daft, 2015).

When compared to mechanistic organization structure, there is limited bureaucracy, which in the former it requires adequate oversight, which entail level hierarchy. Organic structure removes the levels of management layers which results in flat structure form. In this form it allows supervisory information to move horizontally instead of hierarchical movement. This allows employees to take responsibility of their actions and outcomes of project process or goals, which often associated to decision making process.

According to Klychiva et al., (2014), organic organizational structure often suits organizations which are moving in unpredictable directions in fluid environment. Its strategic decisions are often altered with agile market/environmental situations. Decisions behind this model are that it stirs employees to be innovators and creativity ability. Often improvements are adapted easily as there are no barriers or bridges along the way. Organizations which have adopted this system, have seen rise and enhance cooperation and communication across the board, it often boost commitment and morale of the employees.

The weakness of this type of organization is that it often requires the cooperation and constant adjustment from the team members. Firms and organizations which often require control over the employees can be ill served. In stable environment, organic forms, organic organization loose the sense of approach to work procedures which is mostly likely to put strategic benefits at jeopardy of competitive disadvantage compared to other forms of structures which often bring efficiency and contributes to high economy of scale, moving towards its strategic objectives, (Shafritz, Ott & Jnag, 2015).

Conclusion

Most notable consequence of organic organization is that it decentralizes tasks and decisions, which enable it to adapt and cope up with the changing circumstances. From the above information, it is evident that organic organizations often exhibit low level of complexity, thus it shows flat structure entity with limited layers of management. They have few rules of engagement and procedures to be followed. The employees have vague degree of formalization and centralization. This gives an upper edge to employees to share decision making power process, which often stimulate creativity and innovation. Its effectiveness in adjusting to volatile environment helps it to adjust due to the aligned attributes which make it address any unforeseeable problems. This helps in strategic decision making process, which is an indicative of easier delegation of responsibility and decision process.

Assignment 1 by Si Chanjuan

The review on organic organizational structure has been provided with clear and concise write up from the author. An elaborate explanation of what organizational structure has been outlined. The state of organization structure in organization has been linked to strategic decisions process. It is linked with the changing environmental state of the organization. The author has constructively highlighted on the organic form of structure, with clear characteristic of the organization. The literature review on the topic has been elaborated in a more broad more manner. Further the consequence of the organic structure has highlighted the impacts on decision making process. Clear description of how organic structure influences decision making process has been clearly outlined.

Further the impacts of strategic decisions have been highlighted by the author. The characteristic of organic structures have been clearly outlined as knowledge of workers, reduced standardization and interactive communication has been mentioned in a more elaborative manner. The literature cited has shown that organic structure forms of business organizations are complex and have influencing factor on organization activities, (Harrison & Pelletier, 2001).

Assignment 2 by Sanbujam

The second task review has highlighted unclear preview of the subject topic of organization structure in general. The write up lacks the basic introductory part of the subject matter. However the content has shown the broad forms of organization structure. The work lacks the substantive literature review which supports the theory build which informs on the lack of consistency of argument of how strategic decision making process affects the organization entity.

The author has argued on the basis of the importance of organic structure and its importance on the consumer. The arguments displayed shows that organic structure has its basis on the importance of the changing business environment of the people. Organic structure is relevant in solving the managerial issues which often arise in the organization.

The arguments brought forward in this write up shows how the organic form of organization has been implemented with the case study of tele medicine in Singapore. The case study provided gives a perfect example of how organic form of organization can influence the way the organization can function in a manner that shows how effective decision making can function well in an organic set up.

References

Burns, T., & Stalker, G. M. (1961). The Management of Innovation (London, Tavistock Publications). BurnsThe Management of Innovation1961.

Daft, R. L. (2015). Organization theory and design. Cengage learning.

Klychova, G. S., Zakirova, A. R., Mukhamedzyanov, K. Z., & Faskhutdinova, ?. S. (2014). Management reporting and its use for information ensuring of agriculture organization management. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(24), 104.

Shafritz, J. M., Ott, J. S., & Jang, Y. S. (2015). Classics of organization theory. Cengage Learning.