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    The Congruence Model

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    The document describes The Congruence Model, which is a tool that helps leaders understand the interplay of social and technical forces that shape organizational performance. The model views an organization as a system with inputs, strategy, outputs, and transformation processes. It suggests that high performance results from alignment, or "fit", among the organization's work, people, formal structures, and informal aspects. The model provides a framework for analyzing organizational problems by identifying symptoms, inputs, components, congruence, hypotheses, and action steps to solve issues.

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    The document describes The Congruence Model, which is a tool that helps leaders understand the interplay of social and technical forces that shape organizational performance. The model views an organization as a system with inputs, strategy, outputs, and transformation processes. It suggests that high performance results from alignment, or "fit", among the organization's work, people, formal structures, and informal aspects. The model provides a framework for analyzing organizational problems by identifying symptoms, inputs, components, congruence, hypotheses, and action steps to solve issues.

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    The Congruence Model

    The Congruence Model


    The critical first step to successfully lead
    large-scale organizational change is to
    understand the dynamics and the
    performance of the enterprise.
    The tried and true managerial tricks do
    not always work. The new, a unique set
    of problems watched through the old,
    well-worn filters might leave the real
    issues undetected.

    The Congruence Model


    The congruence model is a useful tool that
    helps leaders fully grasp the interplay of
    social and technical forces that shape the
    performance of each organization.
    It suggests that the starting point for
    analyzing organizational performance is to
    first understand the organization as a
    system.
    The organization consists of a basic set of
    elements: input, strategy, output, and the
    transformation process.

    Basic organizational components


    - Input
    Three main categories of input:
    The environment
    Imposes demands
    Imposes constraints
    Provides opportunities

    Resources
    History (Ex.: Xerox)

    Basic organizational components Strategy & Output


    Two levels of strategic questions:
    1. Corporate strategy
    2. Business strategy
    Markets
    Offerings
    Competitive basis

    Three levels of output:


    1. The total system
    2. Units within the system
    3. Individuals

    Basic organizational components The organizational transformation


    process
    The heart of the model
    Four key components of the
    organization:

    Work
    People
    Formal organizational arrangements
    Informal organization

    The concept of fit


    The organizations performance rests upon the
    alignment of the components (work, people,
    formal org., informal org.)
    The tighter the fit - the greater the congruence,
    the higher the performance.
    The
    interaction
    between
    each
    set
    of
    organizational components is more important
    than the components themselves.
    Normally, managers only have to do the
    necessary adjustments, but some situations call
    for radical, large-scale change. (Ex.: Xerox)

    Analyzing the
    organizations problems
    The congruence model gives a conceptual
    framework to solve the organizations
    problems:
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.
    6.
    7.
    8.

    Identify the symptoms


    Specify the input
    Identify the input
    Identify the problems
    Describe the organizational components
    Assess the congruence
    Generate hypotheses about problem causes
    Identify the action steps

    Using the Congruence


    Model
    Make sure the new strategy fits the
    organizations
    resources
    and
    environment!
    Be sure the strategy fits the formal
    structures, systems, and processes!
    Constantly be on the lookout for
    inappropriate fit among all the internal
    components of the organization!

    Give practical examples of how the


    manager can follow the 8 steps
    mentioned above to solve the
    organizations problems!

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