Organizational Structure Article Review

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Review
The purpose of this paper is to briefly summarize the article, “The manager’s role in building an innovative organization”. I will give a brief description of the organizing function of management. I will also relate the concepts to Aearo Company, while including my recommendations based on the article.
Summary
The article discusses how organizations must change to survive in a competitive market. Companies must change how they gather information, implement the information, and support the employees that acquire the information.
Gathering Information
Management should use their employee’s ideas as a resource, not only because it is less expensive than outside information, but also it supports employee involvement. Using teams that include people from different divisions can increase communication and perception when pursuing a goal.
Implement Information
An organization that can make decisions faster, and change direction at the “drop of a hat”, is more versatile and will most likely survive longer. “Old time” decisions that were made by top management or a board of directors, could take a while to trickle down the ranks and actually be implemented in the process. Teams that are given the authority to make quick decisions can get things done faster, and are more responsive to the customer.
Support the Employees

Structure 3
An organization’s culture is vital to the success of any change or structure. It is a manager’s duty to create, support and strengthen the environment of a workplace. If the people are not susceptible to change, then a new idea will be very difficult to implement. Employees need to own some portion of the new idea, whether it is the layout, financing, time-line, etc.
Organizing Function of Management
When an organization makes a plan of action it needs to include the proper tools to help accomplish their goal. The managemen...