1. Managing Organizational Evolution Prof Bharat Nadkarni

2. Managing organizations during Growth and Decline
A Model of Organizational Growth – as developed by Larry Greiner in early 1970s.
Phases of PLC
Growth through creativity : Crisis of Leadership
Growth through Direction : Crisis of Autonomy
Growth through Delegation : Crisis of Control
Growth through Co-ordination : Crisis of Red Tape
Growth through Collaboration : Crisis of ?

3. Organizational Decline The changing environment
Is managing Decline the reverse of managing growth?
Potential problems when organizations decline:
Explaining cutbacks in the middle management
Dysfunctional Consequences of organizational decline

4. Dysfunctional consequences of organizational decline
Centralization : DM passed upwards, less participation, control is emphasised
No long term planning
Innovation curtailed
Scapegoating : Blamegame
Resistance to new alternatives
Turnover
Low morale, Conflicts
Loss of slack ; uncommitted resources are used to cover operating expenses
Fragmented pluralism ; special interest groups organize and become more vocal
Loss of credibility, Nonprioritized cuts.

5. Managers caught in the middle
Reducing organizational size / delayering for avoiding takeovers
What is the Solution?
Meet the challenge upfront
Increase communication
Increase participation for redefining strategy and goals
Look innovative ways to deal with the problem.

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