Question

Case two: organizational design and communication

The Corona crisis the world faces nowadays has highlighted the necessity of “crisis communication”. The management literature usually underscores the central role of organizational factors in the effectiveness of communication. Thus, the organizational structure might facilitate or impede effective communication during crisis. So, using different resources talk about the following points:
1) Compare the mechanistic bureaucratic structure to organic structure and conclude which one of them is more appropriate to deal with crisis and explain why.
2) Talk about some of the tools that can be used to improve organizational structure to enhance communications during crisis? You should focus on the following strategies:
A) Structural empowerment B) lateral relationship C) organizational learning
D) (streamlining the structure) flat structure

Answer 1

this is a very good question . it is related to the present situation of corona crisis .

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as said above in the given question , there is a huge necessary of crisis communication .

crisis communication is nothing but the communcation which is to be taken place during the times of crisis. this is the emergency form of communication. which is to be performed immediately without ignoring.

therefore , the communication must be effectively done between the management.

1 . comparision of mechanisitic bureaucratic structure and organic structure.

mechanistic bureaucratic structure :-

mechanistic bureaucratic structure aims for the highest posibility for the happening of an event.

the employees in the mechanisitic bureaucratic strucutural organisations will be specialist in that particular task which they are perfornming.

this type of mechanistic bureaucratic structure comprises of moe written form of communication .

the hierarchy of authority is well defined in mechanistic bureaucratic structure.

in mechanistic bureaucratic structure , based on the size of the organisation or network , the informal status prevails.

in mechanistic bureaucratic structure , strict implementation of rules takes place.

in mechanistic bureaucratic structure , the employees work separately .

in mechanistic bureaucratic structure , the communication is vertical.

in mechanistic bureaucratic structure , the decision making is done by the higher authorities.

in mechanistic bureaucratic structure , decision making is given huge importance.

mechanistic bureaucratic structure contains strict implementation of rules and policies.

in mechanistic bureaucratic structure , each person responds to only one task .

organic structure :-

in organic structure , the communication is not given importance . communication is the lateral in organic structure.

organic structure consists of verbal communication.

in organic structure , employees work together

in organic structure , people coordinate together.

in organic structure , task forces teams are given primary importance.

in organic structure , the result of the work is unpredictable.

in organic structure , the coordibnation is done directly in person.

organic structure consists of verbal communication.

in organic structure , people work with different capabilities.

Among these two types of strucutures ,

mechanistic bureaucratic structure is the best structure.

mechanistic bureaucratic structure is tghe most appropritae sruture to deal with the crisis .

mechanistic bureaucratic structure is the msot appropriate structure because of the following factors :-

the communication is vertical.

strict implementation of rules takes place.

the employees work separately .

each person responds to only one task .

strict implementation of rules and policies.

the decision making is done by the higher authorities.

decision making is given huge importance.

2. tools that can be used to improve organisational structure: -

in order to enhance the communication during the crisis, certain tools are used to improve organisational structrure..

the following are the tools to enhance the communication.

creativity

organising

networking

and communicating.

these tools will be based on the following stategies of structural improvement , lateral relationship , organisational learning and flat strucutre.

the strucutre should be improved constantly from time to time .

it should be updated from time to time .

innovation is done based on the market trends and changes.

this together forms as the improvement for the overall structure.

there should be a relationship between the internal factors for the successful delivery of the result of communication.

organisational learning should takes place from time to time .

inorder to improve the skills and talent existing , there should be a continuous leaning in order to be succesful.

flat structure :- flat structure is the another form of organizational strucutre . which plays an important role.

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