Professional Organisations Case Study

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Professional Organisations Having an understanding of professional organisations can help a manager effectively manage dire situations or reactions from staff. As Shell (2003) explained professionals are a different group of people, they are experts in their own field giving them expert power and therefore must be managed differently. Professionals are highly autonomous therefore they expect a high degree of control and the freedom to exercise their independent professional judgements. They act to serve their own primary interest, and not necessary the organisation’s. Society has awarded professionals a high level of social status, regard and esteem. This reveals they have different needs when compared to non-professional groups and as per …show more content…

If the manager do not understand these people (their behaviour), then how can he manage them? Organisation theories can assist managers in understanding why an organisation and people in the organisation behave the way they do. Organisation theories is the research and study into the understanding of organisation behaviour, they provide an insight into how the work should be done, and how work is actually done in practice. It also helps to explain why people behave the way they do, what is it that that drives their performance and their attitudes to work. Understanding the different theories can help the manager to apply knowledge toward improving an organisation 's effectiveness. Organisations are not completely random, they all have some sort of frame whether it is explicit of not, and some frames handle situations better than others (Bolman & Deal, 2013). Studying organisational frames helps managers understand the structure and processes of organizations and how organizations interact with industries and societies. Then coupled with understanding of organisational behaviour, which is the impact individuals, groups, and structure have on behaviour within organisations. As Gaither (2012) quoted “Understanding of organisation behaviour is needed by managers to function productively in an organisation environment”. Managers need to be well-informed to make effective decisions. To make sense of the workplace and help create an environment to allow individuals to work together in groups to accomplish their group goals

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