Definition Bottom-up Approach?
Bottom-up Approach is a democratic, involving and consultative
style of Decision-Making, Organizational
Change, Leadership and Strategy Formation, in which employee participation
is promoted at all levels the organization. This approach to leadership is
associated with Flat
Organization Structures.
Advantages of the bottom-up approach include:
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Participation of employees (this is likely to influence the implementation
of the plans in a positive way).
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Motivation of employees.
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Empowerment
of Employees - Encourages creativity at lower levels
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Ownership of employees (even if things initially don't work as expected, there is no blaming or pointing of fingers, but instead there is a willingness to be creative and get it right this time).
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Does not require a lot of knowledge at the top level.
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Leverages specialized knowledge which is present in the
lower echelons of the organization.
Disadvantages of the bottom-up approach include:
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Quinn and Bottom-up Change
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Bottom Up Approach is Time Consuming
Time consuming? Yes, probably. So what.
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Suggestion Boxes
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Recent Innovation Trends | New Innovation Types Open innovation, User Innovation, Value Innovation, Bottom-up Innovation Roland Bel (2012) outlines and explains four types of innovations that have become more and more important since the las...
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Compare with:
Top-down Approach |
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