The 21st - Century Organization
The 21st - Century Organization
The 21st - Century Organization
u Knowledge worker ² peter Drucker.
u In industries professionals now account for
25% or of the more workforce.
u Undertakes most typical key line activities
u Productive professionals.
u Act of collaboration.
u vertically oriented structure are ill suited to
the professional work force.
u Matrix structures burdens the professionals
with two bosses.
u No collaboration between the professionals
u Ad hoc organisational devices serves to
complicate the organisation further.
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u orporation must change organisational
structure to raise productivity of professional.
u To reduce complexity of interaction by
implementing four principles i.e.
¦ streamlining and simplifying vertical and line
management structure.
¦ Developing new team to discover new wealth ² creating
opportunities.
¦ Developing knowledge, talent marketplace and formal
network.
¦ Relying on measurement of performance rather then
supervision.
u The principle is to clarify the reporting
relationship, accountability, and responsibility of
line managers.