Structural intervention

Interventions are necessary for an organization to apply for effectiveness in functioning of an organization. this presentation is about part of interventions known as structural intervention.

1. STRUCTURAL INTERVENTION By : Bhumika Garg

2. What are Interventions An intervention is a set of sequencedand planned actions or eventsand planned actions or events intended to help the organization intended to help the organization increase its effectiveness.

3. Characteristics of Effective Intervention Is it relevant to the needs of the organization? Valid information Free and Informed Choice Internal Commitment Is it based on causal knowledge of intended outcomes ? Does it transfer competence to manage change to organization members?

4. Meaning & Introduction Also called as Techno structural Intervention. Aimed at improving organizational effectiveness through changes in the tasks, structural, technological and goal processes in the organizations. Focus on job design, division of labor and hierarchy, arrangements of equipment and people etc.

5. Types of Structural Interventions Socio Technical Systems (STS) Self managed Teams Work Redesign Management by Objectives (MBO) Quality Circles Quality of work life projects (QWL) Total Quality Management (TQM)

6. Socio technical Systems Sociotechnical systems  ( STS ) in organizational development is an approach to complex organizational work design that recognizes the interaction,between  people and technology in workplaces. The term also refers to the interaction between society's complex infrastructures and human behaviour. Is based on joint optimization of the social and technological systems of organization. The boundary between the organization & its environment should be managed to allow effective exchanges but protection from external disruptions. The implementation of STS should be highly participative.

7. Self managed teams/ autonomous work teams  Alternative to traditional assembly line methods. Rather than having a large number of employees each do a small operation to assemble a product, the employees are organized into small teams, each of which is responsible for assembling an entire product. These teams are self-managed, and are independent of one another. Providing teams with a grouping of tasks that comprises a major unit of the total work to be performed.

8. Training group members in multiple skills, including team effectiveness skills. Delegating to the team many aspects of how the work gets done. Providing a great deal of information and feedback for self regulation of quality & productivity.

9. Work Redesign Job design  (also referred to as  work design  or  task design ) is a core function of human resource management and it is related to the specification of contents, methods and relationship of jobs in order to satisfy technological and organizational requirements as well as the social and personal requirements of the job holder.  Its principles are geared towards how the nature of a person's job affects their attitudes and behavior at work, particularly relating to characteristics such as skill variety and autonomy. 

10. The aim of a job design is to improve job satisfaction, to improve through-put, to improve quality and to reduce employee problems (e.g., grievances, absenteeism). Richard Hackman & Greg Oldham have provided an OD approach to work design based on theoretical model of what job characteristics lead to psychological states that produce high internal work motivation. Based on five job characteristics- Skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy and feedback from the job.

11. MBO Goal setting and performance review processes should have a team thrust and should be both participative and transactional. Based on participative and transactional we mean that in goal setting, subordinates should have meaningful ways to provide inputs; and in reviewing performance, a collaborative examination of the forces in the situation needs to be made.

12. Contd.. MBO may be described as a process consisting of series of inter related steps- The subordinate proposes a set of goals for the upcoming time period. The subordinate and supervisor jointly developed specific goals and targets. These goals must be specific and measurable. The actual performance of the individual is measured against his goals.

13. The feedback of results to the individual and appropriate rewards for performance. The outcome of the performance review provides the basis for setting new performance goals. Peter Drucker believed MBO was not a cure-all, but a tool to be utilized. It gives organizations a process, with many practitioners claiming the success of MBO is dependent on the support from top management, clearly outlined objectives, and trained managers who can implement it.

14. Quality Circles It is a form of group problem solving and goal setting with a primary focus on maintaining and enhancing product quality. Quality circles consists of 7-10 employees from a unit who meet together regularly to analyze and make proposals about product quality. Leaders are encouraged to create a high degree of participation within the group.

15. QWL It includes restructuring of several dimensions of the organization. Increased problem solving between management and the union. Increased participation by teams of employees in shop floor decisions pertaining to production flow, quality control and safety. Skill development through skill training, job rotation, and training in team problem solving.

16. TQM Total Quality Management is a combination of a number of organization improvement techniques and approaches including the use of quality circles, statistical quality control and extensive use of employee participation. A core definition of  total quality management  ( TQM ) describes a management approach to long–term success through customer satisfaction. In a  TQM  effort, all members of an organization participate in improving processes, products, services, and the culture in which they work.

17. Characteristics of TQM Primary emphasis on customers It is based on measurement using SQC Continuous search for sources of defects with a goal of eliminating them entirely. Participative Management Emphasis on teams & team work Continuous training

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