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At a time when organizations are downsizing, there is a call for remaining employees to stay committed and focused on company/corporate goals- even perhaps considering corporate goals as their personal goals.
Paul Patterson the Managing Director of Kohritsu USA, an organization that globally supports and manages market adoption of emerging technologies confirms this: "Essentially, there are many factors at work in companies that enjoy new product technology successes. However, none of it would be possible without effective management teams and enthusiasm among employees." Says the expert, who also authors the book: Beyond the Beaker - How to Achieve Successful Market Adoption for Emerging Technologies.
So what are the necessary steps to be taken to maximize the enthusiasm (and hence the output) of factory employees? The answer lies in the effectiveness of the managers that supervise these workers. Research has proven that managers of successful companies clearly communicated the company's strategic vision to the employees, and then implemented the product development process in keeping with the core values of the business.
TYPES OF MANAGEMENT STYLES:
If employees are not producing at the rate required to effectively introduce a new product or innovation to market, then change in the previous management strategy might be needed. There are three management style frameworks, according to university text books in Business Management. These are: (1) The Classical Approach, (2) The Behavioral Approach and, (3) The Contemporary Approach.
The Classical Approach framework showcases the earliest management styles (1900-1940) and can be further divided into 3 sub-categories: Scientific management, Administrative management and Bureaucracy. Frederick Taylor, an America engineer, was an advocate of scientific management. The thinking behind this style of management was to "maximize productivity and output by observing and analyzing the best ways that the worker's body movements could harmonize with the machinery functions. Administrative management came out of a desire to evolve the previous management style. Henri Fayol, a French mining engineer was the advocate of this movement, as he observed that managers all performed 5 functions: planning, organizing, coordinating, commanding, and controlling.
The Bureaucracy style of management was greatly associated with the writings of Max Weber, who believed it to be the "optimal organizational structure". This management style still exists today as can be seen in the traditional organizational chart diagrams that would be hung in each department. This top-down style of management is rapidly becoming extinct however due to down-sizing caused by economic recession.
The Behavioral Approach (1930-1970) sought to improve on the management styles of its predecessors by now acknowledging the needs of workers for social interaction, self-esteem and personal growth. It was now thought that the key to organizational success depended on how well managers understood the needs of their subordinates and how well they could adapt the company taking employee needs into consideration.
The Contemporary Approach (1960-1990) was more focused on a participative management style while the organizations- at that time- grappled with more urgent concerns like rapid technological innovations, as well as social and economic changes. Employees were (and still are today) now included in the idea generation and decision making processes within their companies.
As can be seen, there are a variety of styles from which managers can choose. The implementation of a new management style greatly depends on the type of environment and the people to be management. Perhaps a combination of segments from each of the 3 styles of management may prove a satisfactory solution.
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