Monday, June 30, 2008
Week 5 - Post 1: Lecture on Democracy
Sure the United States in layman terms is a democratic state as it gives the power to the people to rule themselves. But as a nation, the forefathers also solved the questions posed in lecture. The people rule themselves through our republican system. A representative structure has been developed and practiced since the constitution was ratified. In an organization, such a system of representation does not exists and instead, we are left to create a democracy with all the rights that it entails but also the responsibility that would normally fall on representatives. My point is, simply stated, a democracy is ideal but unrealistic in an organizational setting.
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The United States is not a true democratic state, but it is a representative democracy where we vote people into office to represent our opinions and needs. Then simply revote them if they are apt or impeach them if they are not fulfilling their duties. In my opinion, democracy can be instituted in an organization where individuals are seen as stakeholders. They are able to make decisions that shape organizational policies and the direction in which the organization should go. I think there should also be a way to evaluate the performance of CEOs and to replace them if they are not performing well. I believe giving performance evaluation should be both ways. You are right that practicing democracy in an organization is ideal but tough as other factors can influence this from happening, i.e., politics and bureaucracy. However, a successful and sustainable organization strives to practice democracy as much as possible as they can.
I believe that you may have missed the purpose of the weblecture. I do not believe that the professor is commanding us to have a complete democracy in the work place i.e. have the boss conduct a poll every time he/she will make a decision. The purpose of democracy in the workplace speaks to the unit or even department level decision making which could have elements of democracy incorporated within. In other words the weblecture is not asking us to create a little government where the workers rule within their organization, rather it is asking us to incorporate democracy into our work place where and whenever we are able to do so.
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