The Modern Organization

     Although I agree with many of the ideas that Max Weber suggests, I disagree with one of his points: that the workplace should be impersonal. I really believe that this creates an environment of boredom and staleness; in addition, I also think that interpersonal work and thoughts are conducive to a more prosperous company. As humans, we are made to interact with other people. Giving people to do so in a professional environment may allow thoughts to surface that an individual may not have thought of themselves. Another challenge to the theories presented is Foyal’s thoughts of organisational communication. Although Foyal’s plan in running his mining company was successful, it may not be as successful in other companies. Each company’s business plan is different, and thus, this model can not be applied to all workplaces. For example, having only one leader would not be useful for a large company, because there are usually many different departments. One person can not run the whole company, simply because they do not have the expertise and time to manage everyone. From experience, I have found that a militaristic style approach to management is not the best way to run a business. It brings a mood of negativity to the workplace, which can run down the chain of command into the lowest workers, which can then be reflected to the customers (creating a negative image to the company). Workers in situations such as these may feel like they do not have enough freedom to achieve all that they would like to, which can lead to increased worker turnover due to unhappiness in the workplace.