Subject-Environment and Management

An Assignment onPostmodernism related to management

Submitted To:
Respected Mr. Sudesh Srivastava Department of Business Administration

Submitted By:
Akhilendra Jai Pratap Singh M.B.A. (FT)

Institute of Business Management C.S.J.M. University, Kanpur

Post-modernism:
Postmodernism is described as being the result of economic, cultural and demographic changes, related terms in this context include postindustrial society, Late capitalism, and it is attributed to factors the rise of the service economy, the importance of the mass media and the rise of an increasingly interdependent world economy. The term "Postmodernism" is often used to refer to different, sometimes contradictory concepts. Conventional definitions follow:

Compact Oxford English Dictionary: "a style and concept in the arts characterized by distrust of theories and ideologies and by the drawing of attention to conventions."

Merriam-Webster: Either "of, relating to, or being an era after a modern one", or "of, relating to, or being any of various movements in reaction to modernism that are typically characterized by a return to traditional materials and forms (as in architecture) or by ironic self-reference and absurdity (as in literature)", or finally "of, relating to, or being a theory that involves a radical reappraisal of modern assumptions about culture, identity, history, or language".

Postmodern management:
The concept and idea of loosely described as post management have gained increasing currency with in organizational studies. Their influence has yet to be established to a important content within business management theory and practice. Postmodernism management is the partnership between Employees and stockholder. According to a postmodern management model, a partnership between employees and stockholders would lead to more productive work by relating pay to corporate performance and by encouraging more flexible and cooperative teamwork. The modern organizations were bureaucratic and emphasized the difference between thinking and acting. Their goal was efficiency and ranking of results. Strict distribution of work had to be followed up by a supervisor. There was only one acceptable way to do the work, stipulated by the supervisor or an expert.

Postmodern management, according to Wallace, moves beyond the shortcomings of the bureaucratic management style pervasive in business today. Bureaucracy, the standard model of organizations, is too inflexible, cost-rigid and job defensive to survive in a postmodern world. Bureaucracies rely on paying workers rigid rates to do specific jobs.

Prologue:
New science shift worldwide from modern to postmodern in 1950 to 2000.The modern management evolution period is 1500-1950. In 21th century after the postmodernisation concept its implementation in business world has been increased.

Postmodern principle of Management

Planning: 1-Long term project goal. 2- Flexible production. 3-workers are an investment. 4-Horizontal planning. 5-Internal and external customer force. 6-Planning leads disordered. Organizing :1-Work teams, multi skilled workers. 2-Labour management cooperation. 3-Flexible networks with permissible boundaries. 4-Flat is better. 5-Diversity is strength.

Influincing:1-Authority delegated to leaders by teams. 2-Instrinsic empowered. 3-People are self disciplined. 4-Women and minorities equally paid. Leading: 1-Servant leadership. 2- Decentrized with layers and wide span. 3- People centered. 4-Visionaley.

Controlling:1-Decentralized control. 2-Quality control is every ones job. 3- Cut red tape. 4- Trained people. 5- Two way surveillance.

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