Organizational Growth and Survival-Key Factors

Horacio Salinas
Organizational Growth and Survival In examining the various terms depicting organizational strategies, leadership behaviors and traits, I connected six elements that I will call organizational growth and survival. Specifically, I am interested in seeing what the organization needs when it reaches a crisis point at the entrepreneurial-collectivity stages. The six components are organizational life cycle, transformational leadership, concern for people, expert power, participative leadership, and effectiveness. If the organization is to overcome the many problems associated during a time of crisis, it will need effective leadership, committed employees, and a sense of purpose and direction. The first component that captured my attention was organizational life cycle. Although there are several stages in the life of an organization spanning from its inception to its demise, I was particularly interested in the early entrepreneurial-collectivity stages. At some point in the growth process, as entrepreneurs are gaining a foothold in the marketplace with the success of their products or services, they are likely to reach a crisis point that will demand effective leadership. Business owners will need to navigate through management issues to bring about a more stable structure within the organization. If the organization is to reach the collectivity stage, it will need to establish a sense of purpose and direction for its growing number of employees and create goals and strategies that will deal with both the internal and external environment. Entrepreneurs need strong leadership which they themselves must provide or bring aboard individuals capable of resolving the crisis. The type of leadership that is necessary in this scenario is transformational leadership. The transformational leader is able to create a sense of direction and purpose amidst a chaotic atmosphere where employees may feel uncertain about their roles and responsibilities. The