Psychology

In the rapidly changing and increasingly demanding environment that organizations find themselves operating in, it is imperative they be designed in a way as to anticipate and adopt to change seamlessly. 

Presently, dynamic organizations need to adopt designs models that are collaborative and integrative in nature.  This means that information flow is not one way but multi dimensional. The concept is to have everybody involved in improving the whole system.   In order to best understand the dynamic organization that is daily responding to changing stimuli, Business Process Management is a paradigm that is increasingly being adopted for its versatility in addressing different arising situations (Jeston  Nelis, 2006).

It has three basic components that support the fundamental concept of turning challenges arising into exploitable opportunities.  This is achieved through business process enactment, lifecycle and improvement.  The idea is to use each challenge as a learning experience with a view to improving the response should there be a next time.  It also calls for continuous improvement of best practices inline with different circumstances. 

The design of the organization must be such that everybody within and without is engaged in incessant dialogue and be able to offer findings, breakdown and simulation opportunities intentionally focused to achieve results in a participatory environment (Mohrman, 2007).  This strategy model allows for both preservation and transformation of the organization depending on the outcome.

Organizational design is the process of aligning mission and structure in an organization.  When achieved it aids in ensuring communication, innovation and output are not impeded.  It creates within the organization an effective efficient working environment.  When information flow channels are open and clear, what can be achieved is immense. 

It is clear from the evidence adduced in this paper that organizations presently operate in dynamic environments.  That their ability to adapt to the dynamics of the environment they operate in could mean the difference between survival and collapse.  Organizations that get the organizational design spot on and understand and use the business models that allow for corrective mechanisms seamlessly end up having a competitive advantage.