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The Dilemmas of Participative Management of a University Essay

Decent Essays

November 9, 2010

The Dilemmas of Participative Management of a University The group developed initiatives that differed so much from President Brittle’s expectations because President Brittle did not give them an orientation. Instead she placed a group of departmental professionals together and asked them to “design a series of strategic initiatives for the school that both capitalize on the existing strengths and that are responsive to emerging social trends.” (Organizational Communication, 2010, pg216) In my opinion that was not enough information for the team to work with. She should have spelled out exactly what she wanted placing emphasis on the fact that she wanted to see some new and innovative ideas. President …show more content…

“Team conflict may occur among members hailing from different fields of professions, such as in a cross-functional project team, or between line workers (who work directly with the product or service) and staff teams (who provide behind-the-scenes support). It may also occur as a result of perceived inequities in group member status or productivity, personality differences, or other work-related problems.” (Organizational Communication, 2010, pg 223). Based on the readings about teams, I would advise the president to abandon the proposal because it is not what she had in mind. Be honest. Sit the team down again and explain to them exactly what she wants and why and that she expects all on the team to participate and have input. She wants new and innovative ideas that will coincide with today’s trends not extensions of the old. She also needs to explain to those that are in upper/mid management that they are to respect those that work on the line or in the trenches, because they actually have the most experience since they deal with the issues directly on a daily basis. The patterns of communication that I would encourage in this instance would be Communication as a Strategic Control. Eisenberg, Goodall, and Trethway (2010) explain this communication pattern as one that recognizes the need for

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