MANAGEMENT1 Question- Organisational success is created from the top down (Board of Directors and C Level Management) rather than created from the bottom up (workers, forepersons and acting supervisors) No, it is not true as organisation success is the contribution of both top-level executives as well as bottom-up staff. However, top-level executives play a vital role in the success and achievementof organisationalvision. It challengesthe misconceptionabouttop-down structures typically shows a dictator who sits at the top of the enterprise and literally dictates downdecisionstobeimplementedbytheirsubordinates.Theresponsibilitiesoftop executives in relation to strategic planning and corporate governance drive the organisation towards success (Self and Schraeder, 2009). Corporate governance has key responsibilities to help the organisation become effective by nurturing stockholder confidence and develop a positive reputation in the respective industry. On the other side, strategic planning is part of three groups considering business process: strategic, key and supportive; any organisation regardless of scale is required to adhere to these processes. Long term strategic plans are formulated by that C level management relating to the forecasted requirements and demands of the market. The boards of directors also have the important responsibility of delegating important function to the committees and management including the general manager or CEO. The C level management is also responsible for hiring all other employees and oversee day to day operations of the business. Recruiting competent staff is not an easy task as it needs to be matched with overall policy decisions of the business. The bottom-up individuals (i.e. workers, forepersons and acting supervisors) are responsible for following relevant command from top hierarchy and put those commands into actions. In today’s complex business environment, it is very important to get ideas from these bottom individuals including workers and acting supervisors. Engaging employees and subordinates in decision making will enhance morale of employees that are directly connected with productivity levels and it will also encourage teamwork that help these workers and supervisors to align their individual goal with the organisational goal (Boga and Ensari, 2009).
MANAGEMENT2 References Boga, I. and Ensari, N. (2009) The role of transformational leadership and organizational changeonperceivedorganizationalsuccess.ThePsychologist-ManagerJournal,12(4), pp.235-251. Self, D.R. and Schraeder, M. (2009) Enhancing the success of organizational change: Matchingreadinessstrategieswithsourcesofresistance.Leadership&Organization Development Journal,30(2), pp.167-182.