Overcoming challenges of decision-making in a self-managed organization: Case Study.
Akhmetova, Alfiya (2017)
Akhmetova, Alfiya
Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017121321229
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017121321229
Tiivistelmä
This study is a case assignment for a software company. The intention of the company is to become truly self-managed organization where all employees can make decision at all levels, including strategic decisions. There were certain practices established in the company to help employees and now there is a need in improving employees’ decision-making, which became the objective of the thesis. The research question is ‘How employees can overcome challenges of decision-making that they face in self-managed organization?’
The theoretical part describes several forms of organizational structures that advocate self-management including agile, holacracy and teal. Further it focuses on theoretical concepts of self-management, it’s implementation and known challenges of decision-making in a self-managed work environment.
The empirical part of the study was done in cooperation with selected employees of the company under transformation and group of employees leading the transformation process. Several interviews and surveys were conducted to answer the research question of the study.
The outcome of the study is guideline or list of suggestions for overcoming barriers that employees of the company face in their decision-making process.
The theoretical part describes several forms of organizational structures that advocate self-management including agile, holacracy and teal. Further it focuses on theoretical concepts of self-management, it’s implementation and known challenges of decision-making in a self-managed work environment.
The empirical part of the study was done in cooperation with selected employees of the company under transformation and group of employees leading the transformation process. Several interviews and surveys were conducted to answer the research question of the study.
The outcome of the study is guideline or list of suggestions for overcoming barriers that employees of the company face in their decision-making process.