According to the American Management Association (AMA) survey, the common process adopted by a majority of the responding units was decentralization of decision making.
Process and Barriers of
Restructuring
According to the American Management Association
(AMA) survey, the common process adopted by a majority of the responding units
was decentralization of decision making. Retraining and redeployment of staff
was the second most important process of corporate restructuring in the private
sector.
Flattering of organizational hierarchies was found
to be the next important restructuring process adopted by companies. This was
of greater
importance in the private than in the public sector. The public sector has,
because of rigidities due to its ownership, far less flexibility in this
action. Along with these were measures to improve quality, creating strategic
business units, and creating representation in more market segments. These
processes are giving importance. Considered to be of even less importance in
the public sector. Other factors revealed by the survey include going for joint
ventures, overseas expansion, acquisition of synergistic businesses etc.
The major barrier to restructuring has been the
cost of doing it. In private sector lack of accountability for key performance
indicators is also one reason. Some top managements lacked entrepreneurial
skills. Salary structures based on seniority, which need to be changed to
performance, related structures are the next immediate barriers. Contrary to
general impressions problems of labour are not serious barriers to
restructuring
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