Definition Bottom-up Approach. Description.
Bottom-up Approach is a democratic, involving and consultative
style of Decision-Making, Organizational
Change, Leadership and Strategy Formation, in which employee participation
is promoted at all levels the organization. This approach to leadership is
associated with Flat
Organization Structures.
Advantages of the bottom-up approach include:
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Participation of employees (this is likely to influence the implementation
of the plans in a positive way).
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Motivation of employees.
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Empowerment
of Employees - Encourages creativity at lower levels
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Ownership of employees (even if things initially don't work as expected, there is no blaming or pointing of fingers, but instead there is a willingness to be creative and get it right this time).
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Does not require a lot of knowledge at the top level.
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Leverages specialized knowledge which is present in the
lower echelons of the organization.
Disadvantages of the bottom-up approach include:
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Forum - Bottom-up Approach
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Discussions about Bottom-up Approach.
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Quinn and Bottom-up Change
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Bottom-up Framework?
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Compare with:
Top-down Approach |
Centralization and Decentralization | Theory E and Theory O
| Self-Directed Team
| Appreciative
Inquiry |
Change Management Iceberg |
Positive Deviance
| Forget Borrow
Learn | Kaizen |
DICE Framework |
Change Model Beckhard
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Changing
Organization Cultures |
Culture Types
| Change Phases |
Force Field Analysis
| Core Group Theory
| Bases of Social
Power |
Planned Behavior
| Metaplan
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Special Interest Group Leader
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