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1
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What is Ouchi’s framework?

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He proposed three mechanisms by which employees of an organisation can be controlled.

2
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What is Ouchi’s Market mechanism?

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This accurately measures each person’s contribution. This mechanism allows employees to pursue non-organisational goals at the loss of personal reward. Rarely employed in the real world.

3
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What is Ouchi’s bureaucratic mechanism?

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This evaluates performance as closely as possible and partly engenders feelings of commitment to the idea legitimate authority in hierarchies

4
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What is Ouchi’s clan mechanism?

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This achieves organisational goals by selecting and socialising individuals so that their individual objectives are largely congruent with those of the organisation

5
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Why are employees most likely to align with the organisation through screening?

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Because staff identify with the training or with their work group or department.

6
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Define the socialisation process of profession

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Groups such as doctors or nurses who are employed in different organisations but hold similar values

7
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Define the socialisation process of culture

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Encompasses all of the citizens of a political unit

8
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Define the socialisation process of clan

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Properties of a unique organisation
- for this to take place:
must be a deep level of “common agreement” between members as to what constitutes “proper behaviour”
High level of “commitment” to that behaviour
Organisations like this can therefore be highly selective

9
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How do you put in place clan control?

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To engage people in rituals and ceremonies which serve to rewards who displays the underlying attitudes and values

10
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Weaknesses of Ouchi’s framework

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  • If suitable candidates can not be selected, how does socialism and training overcome the shortcomings of the selection process?
  • Why do clan members continue to exercise high levels of self control in pursuit of organisational objectives?
  • Are rituals and ceremonies sufficient rewards and motivation?
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Ouchi’s answers to critic

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Cooperative action involves interdependence between individuals
Both individuals must regard the transaction as equitable
Equity can be difficult to identify in environments which requires teamwork

12
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What are the normative requirements for clan formation?

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Reciprocity
Legitimate authority
Common values and beliefs (e.g. Japanese organisations)
Mention of jap firms may actually represent national culture instead of the socialism process

13
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In able to the clan to be efficient in conditions of high uncertainty it must:

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Have relatively high “goal congruence”
- in this context it means employees feel in the long run they will be treated equitably
- joint effort is the best way to achieve individual self interest
- in the long run honest and dishonest people will be discovered and dealt with appropriately
Have the sharing of some general paradigm

14
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What are the conditions of Wilkins and Ouchi’s model (1983)

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A reasonably long history and stable membership
The telling of stories to enshrine management philosophy
Considerable screening of applicants
A strong shared claim of uniqueness
An atmosphere where individuals are encouraged to offer opinions and decisions rather than being dominated by single individuals