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Control Mechanism

Control Mechanism
Delta Team
Robert Devine
1/11/2007

MGT/330

Summary:
One of the few constants in today's business environment is change. Successful organizations will adapt to a change in market conditions or corporate needs with minimal effort. This constant vigilance of their organizational culture and management style influences the level of success that will be achieved. How are they able to be so agile? The culture is ready for the unexpected. In fact, they expect the unexpected. Unknowns are part of their day-to-day planning and routines. Not knowing what is to come and what to expect seems to give a sense of excitement to any circumstance. This often makes the customer more eager to indulge themselves into what is being presented.
Importance of culture:
There are many reasons to create and maintain a healthy organization. To provide a productive work environment and to obtain maximum potential from the personnel are two very important reasons. Maintaining a consistent a management style and positive environment will promote Productivity. Maintaining this environment and culture will reduce errors in work, conflict between management and turn-over of employees. A productive work environment might include a casual work day, an open-door policy from the senior executives, or something as small as a comment box personnel can drop whatever praise or complaint or suggestion they might have for management to create a better workplace.
Management that has no set style or direction is unpredictable. This unpredictability can cause an increase in cost, and a decline in productivity. Managers that are inexperienced or lack training may attempt to establish guidelines or rules to prevent disrespect of one another and abuse of the production process. When these rules are intermittently, selectively or inconsistently enforced this can cause confusion and unrest amongst the employees.
When the employees find themselves not knowing what rules to follow...