Self Assessment Paper

Identifying my organizational structure preference

1. The purpose of this self-assessment is to determine how and organization’s structure influences my personal needs and values of people working in the structure (McShane & Von Glinow, 2016, p. 422)

2. 23 (Mechanistic), 11 (Formalization), 6 (Tall Hierarchy), 6 (Centralization).

3. My scores indicate that I do not like to work in an organization with multiple levels or where the decisions are made at the top, but do like to have well defined job work roles and in general like to work in an organization the is more organic (McShane & Von Glinow, 2016, p. B-10).

4. The results of this assessment tells me that I prefer to work in an organization structure that is different from my current organization

These assessment results fit well with the culture of my company. I have found that my past performance has been commended and rewarded, but there is always pressure to do more the next year. I do need to be careful to increase my performance within the published ethical standards my organization and not be swayed to increase my performance in ways that are unethical and detrimental to my organization (McShane & Von Glinow, 2016, p. 408). The assessment also showed me that I like working in a culture that responsive, however although my companies does value innovation and strive to be competitive internally I get frustrated because it seems to me that people get stuck in their own ways and are not willing to think out of the box, which suppress any superior new opportunities. I need to keep in check any frustration that are caused between my internal desire to see new opportunities and the company’s failure to capitalize on opportunities (Hedges, 2014, “Lack of Progress”). I also have realized from this assessment that I do not like to work in a control culture, however I do work in one so I will remember that the Apostle Peter commands Christians to submit to “every human authority” (I Peter, 2:13) and as long as the company does not ask me to do anything unscriptural will submit to their control (Peterson, n.d., “Being Under

This assessment score surprised me for I feel that I am very tolerant and adapt well to change, but maybe, as I get older, I resistance change because I have found principles and ideas that work well to achieve success and see change as only undermining what is already working (McShane & Von Glinow, 2016, p. 429). McShane & Von Glinow (2016, p. 428) says that “constructive communication” can overcome resistance. This statement is directed at management, but I plan on using this same advice to overcome my own resistance to change from management. Changes are occurring in my department and some role realignment is going to take place, as this occurs, I agree with McShane & Von Glinow (2016, p. 434) that this change will cause me additional stress, of course, now that I know this I can actions to prevent it. An article written by John MacArthur’s says that the Apostle Paul when faced with pressure still reserved “room in his heart to feel the anxiety of other” (MacArthur, 2012), so when thinking of change, instead of just seeing it as something that is stressing me out, I need to realize that others are probably going thought the same emotions and symptomize with them other, for MacArthur also says that, “Anyone who knows and loves Jesus Christ is capable of handling pressure like that” (MacArthur, 2012). I also need to remember that God is in control and no matter what changes occur God will see me through it (Matthew 6:26). By managing change better, will make me a