- This topic has 2 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 8 years ago by
.
- Posts
Good day tutor,
I have another question:
For paradigm under the cultural web, must the taken for granted assumptions be restricted to those of the decision makers in an organisation?
I saw a definition of paradigm in my note book which I copied from an answer months ago:
“The paradigm signifies the basic assumptions and beliefs that the decision makers in the organisation hold in common and take for granted.”BPP Study text appears to emphasise on “decision makers” as well.
In the answer of Frigate Co question, the paradigm included only the taken for granted assumptions of Ron (the sole leader of the company) and not the employees.
But what happens if I include the taken for granted assumptions of the employees? For example, I would say “The employees believe the company will function well under the direct control and beliefs of Ron”. (this actually sounds weird though..)It is so hard to come up with taken for granted assumptions for companies! When coming up with these assumptions, I always ask myself “what do employees think is the reason/ purpose of the firm’s existence?”, but, the assumptions I identify are always so short and seem inappropriate.
Are there any other questions I should ask myself to come up with these taken for granted assumptions?
Many people are decision makers at all sorts of levels. So a paradigm can be an assumption by someone llw down in the organisation about what the organisation is for, its relationship with customers etc.
Oyu are doing fine on your paradigm. But, consider the difference in assumptions underlying a company like Emirates and one like Ryanair. Both want to make profits but they assume profits can be made jn quite different ways.
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.