Greiner’s Phase Six: Outsourcing of Company Functions

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Table of Contents

Introduction(SR)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

Internal Forces Driving Change (SR)--------------------------------------------------------------- 3

External Forces (SR)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

Probable Evolutionary Impact (SR)----------------------------------------------------------------- 5

Likely Organizational and Management Changes (ST)------------------------------------------ 6

Organizational Structure/Design (ST)-------------------------------------------------------------- 7

Staffing (SR)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

Quality of Work Life (SR)---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

Performance Appraisal (KG)------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

Incentives and Rewards (KG)------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10

Command and Control (KG)------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12

Decision Making (KG)------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14

Conclusion (KG)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14

Works Cited-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16

Appendix ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18

Introduction (SR)

In the article “Evolution and Revolution,” Larry E. Greiner, analyzed the processes of a company’s growth and development using five phases. First, it explained that evolutions are periods of growth at which time a company thrives and succeeds. When they outgrow the constraints of an evolution, there is a period of revolution, when the company meets with crisis and must revitalize itself...