Managing People and Organization: Post-Bureaucratic Management Approaches

Running Head: Managing People and Organization
Managing People and Organization

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Discuss how managing organisational practices, structures and processes have changed
with the advance of post-bureaucratic management approaches.......................................................2
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Discuss how managing organisational practices, structures and processes have
changed with the advance of post-bureaucratic management approaches.
With the effect of post-bureaucratic management approaches, various business
functionalities have changed and this has brought revolutionary improvement in the
business’ performance. Post-bureaucratic management approaches have not only
enhanced organizational performance but it has also originated several opportunities for
the employees to enhance their performance as well as to move towards overall
development. Employee interaction within the organizational functionalities, workforce
diversity and expansion of business entities are some of the big advantages of post-
bureaucratic management approaches (Adler, 1992).
Primary factor which have forced organization to move towards post- bureaucratic
management approaches is the flaws in the bureaucratic management style. With the effect
of post- bureaucratic management style, leaders have been appointed at different levels in
order to accomplish the goals department wise. Apart from this, there are various other
advantages of post- bureaucratic style of management in different contexts such as it has
helped in terms of managing cultures, managing employees, managing sustainability in
terms of ethics and corporate social responsibility and in terms of managing change,
innovation and knowledge. With respect to these changes, organizations have become
capable enough to deal with dynamic situations in an effective manner. Along with this,
post- bureaucratic management approaches have enabled organization to determine the
responsible persons for their actions. Post- bureaucratic management approaches have
lead the organizations towards development phase because prior to that, only one person
on the superior position was responsible and accountable to take decisions along with
making changes in the policies of the organization. This was bit time consuming as well as
risky process because one person could not always be right in all circumstances, thus,
chances for failure were high. But after the implementation of post- bureaucratic
approaches, decentralised decision making processes are being processed under which all
relevant stakeholders are engaged in the decision making processes (Gavin & Mason,