Question

It is safe to say that some firms give employees and small work groups the authority to make most of their own decisions…this approach seems to be of obvious benefit to companies; so, why do you think this type of on-the-job self-management is not more prevalent? Are there drawbacks with this approach?

Answer 1

Self-management and autonomy at work are the need of the hour. Most of the millennial desire this at their workplace. Having ownership of their work triggers them to give their best performance.

Though self-management and autonomy are great tools to trigger performance, most companies do not adopt it. The main reason behind this is the presence of bureaucracy in business. Bureaucracy is the opponent of self-management. If it is present in the company, self-management will never be appreciated. Hence, to imbibe the doctrines of self-management and autonomy, businesses first need to eradicate deep-rooted bureaucracy from their system. Another reason behind the hesitation of companies to adopt the approach of self-management is the pressure from stakeholders for short-term results. Also the organization structure needs to become flat to adopt the doctrines of autonomy and self-management.