The control that the managers of the company undertake within the organization is necessary to develop a healthy work culture that is suitable for the employees. The characterization of an organization based of the pattern of controlling system that it follows is an important aspect which every employee within the organization faces (Alvesson and Willmott, 2002). A social organization is referred to an ordered arrangement of the individual as well as the human interactions. Control is not only related to the situation that takes place within the organization but also the situation that takes place in the external atmosphere of the organization. Freedom refers to the fact that individual’s behavior has an impact on the organization as a whole (Cardinal, 2001). Control may be among the individuals as well as among the group of members in order to carry out the project in a well-planned manner.
Control also deals with the adjustment of the individual to the organization’s new rules and policies. It also brings in discipline within the organization that contributes to the reputation of the organization in the international market (Cardinal, Sitkin and Long, 2004). However a change within an organization is inevitable in order to compete with the rivals and hence the control that is generated within the organization is essential to bring in a change. The paper aims at discussing the implications of the individual freedom and organizational control to the future organizations. The report offers a scope to understand the various theories and case studies of different organizations related to individual freedom and organizational control.
Freedom of an individual reflects the capacity to develop an understanding and self-consciousness about the job that is assigned to them. The freedom given to the employees in an organization reflects the trust that the organization has on its employees. Further the freedom given to the managers to take decisions that are favorable to the organization helps to build up the self confidence among them (Chen, Park and Newburry, 2009). By freedom of an individual in an organization indicates the extent to which the individual’s behavior can be controlled and the individual is free to determine the course of action. There are various cultural aspects that are followed by the organizations.
There are culture theories dealing with the individualism as well as the collectivism of the organizations. The organizations are free to follow the individualism as well the collectivism. Collectivism indicates that the employees within the organization have the freedom to communicate with the customers in order to collect feedback from them and plan out the strategies for the enhancement of the performance of the organization (D’Cruz and Noronha, 2006). Thus the freedom given to the employees helps in their personality development as they have the opportunity to communicate with the other employees and the customers of the organization. The organizations that wish to compete in the newly emerging market grant absolute freedom to the employees to take decision that contributes to the progress of the organization as a whole (Yu, Tu and Pattipati, 2008).
The companies have been focusing more on the modern values rather than the traditional values. It is the individual’s choice, personal freedom and self-actualization that enables the individuals to believe in themselves and participate in the decision making process. Study says that the survival of the company depends on the collectivism among the employees as well as the freedom focused values that are practiced by the employees. This indicates a cultural shift of the organization from the traditional values to the modern values. The study says that the future organizations are planning to permit the employees to take valuable decisions which would further enhance their capability to handle situations. The employees are even allowed to choose their domain of work so that they can perform their task efficiently. It raises the productivity of the employees and the company will be able to serve a large number of the customers and set up a huge business in the international market. The managers are also free to choose the target customers based on the customer loyalty as well as the products that are manufactured by the company (Kulp, et al., 2006). Freedom given by the organization to its employees can be of many types that are freedom to take valuable decision regarding the production and sales as well as the choice of the target customers. However the company must ensure that the freedom is given to the employees who are dedicated to their work.
Likewise the newly emerging organizations carry out their projects in teams and the team leaders give entire freedom to the team members to communicate and discuss the issues related to the project because it is their belief that only communication can derive a solution to the particular problem (Cardinal, Sitkin and Long, 2004). Some of the modern day organizations even choose their work timings in order to adjust the timing according to the international clients and the employees are often made to work in shifts. This helps the organization to expand the business international markets and attract the international customers to purchase their goods and services (Chenhall, 2003). The freedom given to the employees can also help the managers to maintain a good relationship among them and the employees find it easy to approach the managers’ in case of any dispute. This situation is common in the small firms were there are few employees and they are able to communicate with each other without any barrier.
