Swinburne: Sustainable Organisational Design Report, ORG300003

This report delves into the principles of sustainable organizational design, emphasizing the contingency approach as a modern management theory crucial for navigating organizational complexities. It explores how this approach helps in managing internal and external factors, influencing leadership styles, and adapting solutions to stakeholder needs. The report highlights the significance of structural and contextual dimensions, including environment, goals, size, technology, and culture, in shaping an organization's internal characteristics and fostering a positive environment. It also discusses the importance of identifying internal and external stakeholders, such as customers and employees, and their impact on decision-making and organizational outcomes. The report concludes by underscoring the benefits of the contingency approach in problem-solving, decision-making, and creating a better organizational environment, ultimately improving performance and growth. The report includes a detailed discussion on the application of the contingency theory to real-world business scenarios and provides recommendations for sustainable organizational design.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Sustainable organization design.................................................................................................2
Distinctive features.................................................................................................................3
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................5
References..................................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
In the last few decades, the organizational structure is an important part of the system. It has
used for improving the integration of the business processes in a better manner. Also, there
are many good changes in the culture and structure of an organization to manage various
things including behavior, and other things that are important for an organization. Besides,
the contingency approach has used for managing various resources and critical issues in a
contemporary organization (Schein, 2010). It is an important theory to use the proper solution
for a situational problem in an organization. This report will discuss about the contingency
theory and its impact on an organization. In this report, the role of stakeholders will explain
in the details as well. Besides, in the later section recommendations and summary will be
provided based on the theories and practices.
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The contingency approach is a new modern theory in the management that is used for
properly managing various processes. Besides, this approach helps understand the complexity
of organizations because of various critical situations. Thus, it is necessary to understand how
an organization can manage different types of issues and challenges according to the
contingency approach. This raploch has used for suggesting organization design as well as
managerial actions for a problem (Al-Weshah & Al-Manasrah, 2019).
It makes suitable actions for managing the internal and external factors of an organization
that can affect the culture and growth of an organization. Moreover, there are many changes
in the leadership style based on the contingency approach. According to the contingency
approach, based on the problem solution can be modified and it should be suitable for all the
stakeholders.
The contingency approach has based on the environment of an organization. It cannot include
the subsystems of an organization. It has suggested that action can be modified based on the
various factors including social, political, economic, and technical. Moreover, the managerial
actions should be based on the needs of internal factors of an organization (Clapp-Smith, et
al., 2009).
Contextual dimensions characterize an organization based on the various parameters and it
describe the organizational setting that is an important part of a system. It influences and
shapes the structural dimensions of an organization. Structural dimensions provide labels to

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describe the internal characteristics of an organization. Internal characteristics can be created
based on various approaches. They create the basis for comparing and measuring an
organization.
An organization should focus on the various factors, which have depended on the various
things including their features and innovations. It is necessary to use a suitable solution for a
problem. Thus, the modern approach has used for identity proper solution based on the
present situation of an organization. It will help in the management of various things (Deem,
2013).
Structural dimensions are a dimension of Social Capital Theory, which has used to provide a
lens for examining the quality and quantity of the links amongst network members of an
organization. There are many benefits of a good environment in an organization, which has
based on the traditional and corporate theories. An organization can create their product value
using different types of environment, as makes huge impact on their customers (Langley,
2016).
An organization should use its distinctive features to solve a problem quickly. It makes a
huge impact on their growth in the future. It can solve incising complexity in the firms as
well. Thus, the contingency approach can be used for managerial actions in an organization
for better solutions to a problem (Jin, et al., 2007). Contextual dimensions consisted
environment, goals organization's size, technology, and strategies, and culture. It has based
on the various other things as well. Thus, an organization should focus on these dimensions
for improvement in the organization. It will improve the reputation of the organization in the
market place.
The environment should create a positive vibe in the employees, as they can work better in
the critical situation. Thus, it is an important concept to solve a problem based on decision-
making and contingency theory (Langley, 2016). In addition, environment makes a huge
impact on the performance of employees. Employees have influenced with their leaders and
managers. Thus, it is a basic need to manage environment of an organization using structural
and contextual dimensions. It makes huge impact on the other business functions of an
organisation, such as human resources and sustainable development.
Besides, performance is based on the environment of an organization. Employees have
learned from the leaders and environment in the organization. Thus, it is necessary to manage
all the things in an organization to create better environment. Moreover, there are many good

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and bad impacts of environment. It can be used for improving the productivity and
performance of a system as well. Organization structure can be changed based on the basic
requirement of a system (Mulder, 2013).
An organization does not treat all the problems in the same way because a solution can be
different from the same problem with better outcomes. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the
complexity using proper actions against the problem. A system can be used for managing
different types of issues and challenges (Lok & Crawford, 2004).
An organization can use different types of managerial activities for the management of
critical problems in a contemporary organization. An activity can be used to control critical
situations in the environment of an organization (Mulder, 2013).
There are different types of stakeholders in an organization. Thus, it is necessary to identify
external and internal stakeholders of an organization and its importance in the growth and
success of an organization. Moreover, it can be better using various other approaches. Thus, it
can be more suitable for the company as well. Customers can be a stakeholder for a company
as they can provide huge profit to an organization. Besides, employees are considered as a
stakeholder of a company because they are handling all the business functions of an
organization (Quain, 2018).
Moreover, stakeholders make a huge impact on the decision-making process of an
organization, as customer’s needs can be considered in the product design and development.
Besides, employees can provide better solution for an internal issue in an organization (Ropo
& Sauer, 2008).
Stakeholders can change the outcomes of an organization. As an example, customers need is
an important factor in the designing and manufacturing of a product in the retail industry.
Moreover, employees can accept and decline the concept of the system as well (Schein,
2010).
Furthermore, it is a suitable approach for the company. The fundamental premise of the
Contingency principle is that there is no one pleasant manner to guide an organization. There
are too many outside and inner constraints so one can adjust what truly is the fine way to
guide us in a given state of affairs. In different words, it all depends upon the situation handy
as to what will be the best direction of action (Mulder, 2013).

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Stakeholders can provide better environment for an organisation, as it requires support for
developing new design. Ethics should be implemented in an organization that are important
for the company as well. Therefore, it should be considered by the organization. Code of
ethics should be designed in a proper manner for growth of an organization (Pearson, Ron,
2017).
Conclusion
In conclusion, there are many benefits of the contingency approach in an organization in
managerial actions and problem-solving. Moreover, decision making is simpler and better
using this modeler approach. Moreover, all the actions can be managed using stakeholders’
suggestions as well. An organization can use its distinctive features to create a good
environment in an organization. Finally, an organization can use a contingency approach for
problem solving and better environment. It will improve the performance and growth of the
company as well.

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