Adv Org Comm Team Case

Front 1

Empowerment

Back 1

Competence and control
Self Direction and decntralization (org is relatively flat)
Ability to resist while maintaing membership (you have a voice but it may be contradictory)

Front 2

Participation

Back 2

increases org control
Empowering workers can increase control in the system
Leaders increase their power by decreasing their authority and increasing member participation

Front 3

Hegemony

Back 3

System of dominance
Elites are embraced by subordinates
Helping someone do something that puts yourself in a worse position
American Dream

Front 4

Ideology

Back 4

Universal - everyone feels the way I do
Rational - makes sense or logical
Normal - the way its always been done

Front 5

Faux Empowerment

Back 5

Lack of control/competence
Lack ability to resist and remain in system
Not given resources to know whats going on

Front 6

Grameen Bank Case

Back 6

Goal was to empower people through economic development
Required to chant priniciples at weekly meetings
Loans made in 5 member groups to give pressure to make payments
Public accountability for bank officers

Front 7

Obtrusive Control

Back 7

Obvious/External
Simple - Direct Observation
Technical - Mechanisms guide behavior
Bureaucratic- rules guide behavior

Front 8

Unobtrusive Control

Back 8

Hidden/Internal
Cultural - Org values and norms
Concertive Control - peers/self guide behavior

Front 9

Business Self Help Literature

Back 9

Highly profitable
Common Elements:
Fable with a simple lesson
Individual agent of change
List of steps/principles
Short-Term Focus

Front 10

BSHL Enables and Contrains

Back 10

Allow wokers to construct positive image in face of org uncertainty
Encourages people to change
Enables and contrains by promoting certain values and behaviors