Balancing Command and Control (Discipline) with Organizational Commitment

      
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		            		K.Narayana Moorthy
HR Consultant, India
			            
Balancing Command and Control (Discipline) with Organizational Commitment

	          		Every business organization has procedures, rules and regulations that govern its operations. "Employment at will" and "big stick" are factors coming under the command and control of an organization. A dreaded duty of a manager is to discipline an employee when (s)he steps out of line. While I agree that the aspect of discipline has to be there for every organization, it has to be balanced with organizational commitment towards the employee.

However, if individual employees realize that command and control are part of the organizational requirement, but also that the organization respects them and their performance and provides them enough opportunities to grow, that is OK to them.
				      
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						            	Ian van Jaarsveld
Strategy Consultant, South Africa
												
				                Balancing Command and Control?

													My concern with language like "command and control" is that it instills fear and insecurity, and once this is prevalent in an organization culture, people tend to hide in foxholes to dodge what they see as inevitable "bullets". 

In this scenario you will not get the results and feedback you desire from your people. If performance management, and the accountability that goes with it, are embedded as a positive measurement with rewards, this would in my opinion be a better language approach. Regards.
				                
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						            	K.Narayana Moorthy
HR Consultant, India
												
				                Disciplinary Systems: Hot Stove Rule and OODA Loop

													Every business organization has rules and regulations that govern its operations, like every nation ... Sign up
				              
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						            	J. D. Popham, China
												
				                Example of Benefits of Maintaining Discipline

													Not all cultures embrace the same values. In another country, I was teaching "management" to sophomo... Sign up
				              
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						            	K.Narayana Moorthy
HR Consultant, India
												
				                Balanced Command and Control with Organizational Commitment

													Consider also the application of balancing command control with organizational commitment in the fie... Sign up
				              
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						            	Samir Desai, India
												
				                Consequences for Acts of Indiscipline

													Indeed it is my experience that to instill discipline in an organization:
1. It has to be ensured t... Sign up
				              
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						            	ernest agbenohevi
Consultant, Ghana
												
				                Balanced Command and Control and Employee Welfare

													I agree employees need to be controlled, particularly in line with the values of the organisation, w... Sign up
				              
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						            	Chimbadzwa
Student (MBA)
												
				                Control and Command of Human Capital Has Become Cumbersome and Strenuous

													Human capital these days is no longer dedicated to duty like in the old days; hence the need for con... Sign up
				              
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						            	 Prof. Dr. Jekabs U. Leititis
Professor, Germany
												
				                Balanced Command and Control

													@Ian van Jaarsveld: I do not agree fully with your comments. The terminology used in the "hot stove ... Sign up
				              
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						            	VENKATESWARAN
Teacher, India
												
				                Command and Control in Organisations!

													The issue of command and control in organisations is quite complex and has to be dealt with utmost c... Sign up
				              
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						            	jeffrey wallk
Business Consultant, United States
												
				                Perhaps the Problem with Management is Management.

													The notion the workers need to be 'managed' suggests the need to control and impart discipline to en... Sign up
				              
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						            	James Roberts, USA
												
				                Effective Command & Control Equals Leadership

													In order to obtain a positive environment with effective "command and control", there must first exi... Sign up
				              
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						            	Charles Juster
HR Consultant, India
												
				                Nurturing Ethics and Values for Command and Control

													Command and control as construed today is more a curative approach than a preventive approach toward... Sign up
				              
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						            	C.L. Kappagomtula
Professor, Malaysia
												
				                Command and Control are Dual Elements in Any Organizational System

													Command is specific per individual and also dependent on one's own personality, as well as the struc... Sign up
				              
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						            	LOURDES ARELLANO CHAVEZ
Consultant, Mexico
												
				                Control PLUS Organizational Commitment

													Certainly the controls are effective and significant only when the leaders of a company are 'living'... Sign up
				              
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						            	K.Narayana Moorthy
HR Consultant, India
												
				                ‘Balanced Command Control' Application Areas

													There are many avenues in which this approach can be used:
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						            	Mahmoud, Saudi Arabia
												
				                Balanced Command and Control

													A demonstrated disciplined and ethical culture of management that is presented well to all employees... Sign up
				              
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						            	Lenyatso
Teacher, Botswana
												
				                The Four Attributes of McGregor are only Half of What's Needed

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						            	Ian van Jaarsveld
Strategy Consultant, South Africa
												
				                Vitality Curve Principle (Welch)

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						            	sachithanandam
HR Consultant, India
												
				                Clarification on McGregor's Theory

													Good, but there is a contradiction between McGregor's X and Y Theory and the Hot Stove Rule. Kindly ... Sign up
				              
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						            	Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
												
				                No Contradiction Between Theory X and y and the Hot Stove Rule

													@Sachithanandam: thanks for bringing this up. I think there is no contradition:
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						            	jacinta wamwaki
Kenya
												
				                The Need for Discipline

													Discipline is important in any organization for it makes it possible for people to have a sense of c... Sign up
				              
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						            	John limpus
Australia
												
				                The Need for Self Discipline and Professional Discipline

													Discipline can be subdivided into self discipline and professional discipline. If employees lack sel... Sign up
				              
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						            	KATHRYN STEINER, MBA
Entrepreneur, United States
												
				                Employment At-will is Tenuous

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						            	Midas Sekgabo
Head - Strategy and Projects, Botswana
												
				                Balanced Command and Control with Org Commitment - Still a Must

													From the above posts, balanced command and control is the only viable option for any institution.
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						            	K.Narayana Moorthy
HR Consultant, India
												
				                Command and Control and Employment At-will

													@KATHRYN PAWLEY STEINER : Even if an employee has signed the employment agreement at-will, the emplo... Sign up
				              
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						            	KATHRYN STEINER, MBA
Entrepreneur, United States
												
				                Right to Work States in US Favor Employers

													@K. Narayana Moorthy: hello and thank you for your encouraging comments that should be considered by... Sign up
				              
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						            	K.Narayana Moorthy
HR Consultant, India
												
				                Balance Command and Control

													Kathryn Pawley Steiner, how nicely said.
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						            	C.L. Kappagomtula
Professor, Malaysia
												
				                Culture and Ethnicity Play a Dominant Part in Command and Control of Organizations

													While a plethora of problems surface in most of the western management dominated organizations, ther... Sign up
				              
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						            	jacinta wamwaki
Kenya
												
				                Us versus Them

													As long as employers see themselves as "'we'' and the employee as 'them'', things will continue to b... Sign up
				              
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						            	K.Narayana Moorthy
HR Consultant, India
												
				                Balancing Command and Control

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						            	KATHRYN STEINER, MBA
Entrepreneur, United States
												
				                Commitment Must Be Reciprocal Between Company and Employee

													There is agreement in this discussion that the commitment must be equal between the employer and emp... Sign up
				              
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						            	Tessema Bekele
Director, Ethiopia
												
				                Command and Control and Corporate Governance

													Any company should have a functional directive to provide guidance to employees, executives, directo... Sign up
				              
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						            	Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
												
				                The Modern Organization

													Agreed! On one hand, some level of command and control, discipline, is needed for any organization. ... Sign up
				              
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						            	giorgio barbetta
Manager, Italy
												
				                Pure Madness

													C&C is a legacy of Taylor's scientific principles developed in another world. To think that the inan... Sign up
				              
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						            	SHAIQ ALI MIRZA
Manager, Pakistan
												
				                Balanced Command and Control

													@ Prof. Dr. Jekabs U. Leititis: Sir, I fully agree with your above remarks on the topic Balanced Com... Sign up
				              
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						            	Molokanova
Professor, Ukraine
												
				                The Modern Organization

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						            	Maurice Hogarth
Consultant, United Kingdom
												
				                How to Apply and Communicate Command and Control

													C&C is the stuff of life. It cannot be avoided. It is in the nature of the laws and norms of every s... Sign up
				              
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						            	Anonymous
												
				                Motivation

													@J. D. Popham: The said student who said "boring' should be asked to handle a session instead!
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						            	Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
												
				                Not Motivation But Disrespect

													@Anonymous: I think you somewhat misunderstood the case of J.D. Popham.
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