Continuous Improvement Essay

Firstly, an organisation can be challenged as its surrounding environment changes. Adjusting to constant changes in the environment can be difficult as the organisation must then change itself, its structure, formal and informal organisation (Zetterquist, Müllern & Styhre, 2011:26). Secondly, another challenge could be the organisation’s need to differentiate the organisational structure to become more efficient. This could involve creating and developing new departments within the organisation as the environment changes. Thirdly, is the challenge of integration. In order to integrate new departments collaboration between all departments is necessary which can be difficult as the different departments have different values and belief system …show more content…
Continuous improvements happens when an organisation continuously changes through small steps; "Continuous Improvement , in a strict sense, can be defined as the creation of a culture of sustained improvement aimed at reducing waste in all systems and processes of an organization" (Bhuiyan and Baghel, 2005). Continuous improvement can be seen as a model for different kinds of change. It is a way of making crucial change in an organisation through a step-wise process (Zetterquist, Müllern & Styhre, 2011:233). Continuous improvement originates from Deming (Professor of Statistics) as it lead the way to cut costs and improve quality (Zetterquist, Müllern & Styhre, 2011:233). As humans try to stabilize change, continuous improvement have become a way of thinking of change as a step-by-step process (Zetterquist, Müllern & Styhre, 2011:238). The National Police Force continuously changes its formal and informal structure as new forms of crime

arise. The step-by-step process in which the organisation creates new departments is central as the organisation has to ‘fit in’ between clear, fixed goals set by the politicians and an unpredictable reality; external