MANAGING COMMUNICATION Introduction Post-bureaucracy refers to management approach that incorporates informal inter-personal relationships by reducing chain of command and formal relationships. It pays attention to the subordinate’s decisions and their opinions leaving them to feel free to show their technical skills and exercise their competence without any limits. Therefore, post-bureaucracy brings the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship among the workers. It’s characterized by hybridity and provides insights into the intrinsic difficulties that are involved in the refurbishment of the large complex organization. As such, the organizational structure a firm chooses is important as it dictates the way individuals interact and how power and control are shared within an organization. The basic principles of post-bureaucracy are acting strategically by being open to new developments and expecting helpful changes. It reflects an understanding which is trying to remove the distance between workers and their working environment and hence appreciating the flexibility, providing an open system and more effective use of social capital. The fundamental factors post-bureaucracy is the dynamic use of information and shining out of information-based power relationships (Annosi et al…
Managing Innovation and Entrepreneurship The Alibaba Group Introduction Innovative skill in entrepreneurship business is an all-time demanding tool for the success of any business. Such skills are often risk-seeking since they seek to turn any possible obstacle into competitive advantages in what is known as design thinking. The prominent global companies always employ the ideas behind the design thinking to enable their businesses to thrive to the desired competitive levels. Design thinking is; thus, the rationale companies follow to promote higher performance collaboration by inventing in various business innovations. Design thinking involves discovering the underlying business opportunities, and creating solutions to entrepreneurial problems. Design thinking entails five key elements, which every entrepreneur is looking forward to implementing for the success of the business. The key features include; defining the problem, developing the alternatives, determining the course of action, selecting the best option to provide a solution, and then executing the chosen alternative. Alibaba group is among the companies, which employ the design thinking approaches to arrive at various innovative ideas. The Alibaba group is interested in strategic business…