Organizational democracy and organization structure link: role of strategic leadership & environmental uncertainty
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2010
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This theoretical paper focuses on the issue of implementing democratic principles in modern day
organizations facing turbulent and changing environments around them. The paper captures the notion of
participatory style of management through the construct; organizational democracy. It traces the origin
of this construct from theories and philosophies of political democracy. The paper also briefly describes
the notion of economic democracy and why it failed to succeed in the face of partial success of political
democracy. The underlying question which the paper raises is the role of organization structure and
strategic leadership style in the successful implementation of democratic principles in organizations in
the face of a turbulent and dynamic environment. The paper also attempts to raise some thought
provoking questions for future research.
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Economics, Organizational Democracy, Organization Structure, Strategic Leadership
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Business Review: Research Journal of The Institute of Business Administration Karachi, Vol. 5 No. 2, pp. 51-73, 2010