Your Organization Decides to Switch Its Top-Down Decision-Making Structure with a Participatory

question 30

Essay

Your organization decides to switch its top-down decision-making structure with a participatory approach,in which all employees have a say in decision making.Draft the message using first the direct and then the indirect approach.Describe the type of audience for each approach and explain why that particular approach is necessary.

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Definitions:

Sociological Perspective

A way of looking at society and social behavior that involves questioning the obvious, seeking patterns, and looking beyond individual cases to general patterns.

Sociology

The study of society, social institutions, and social relationships.

Sociological Compass

A conceptual tool used in sociology to navigate and understand the social world by examining the interplay of individual actions and societal forces.

Society

A collection of people engaged in continuous social interaction, or a substantial social group occupying the same geographical or social area, commonly under the same political authority and prevalent cultural norms.