My Resources

Going back to the definition of organizing, one of the aspects of the definition is the deployment of organizational resources. As the manager of my organization, I will have to deploy my available resources in such a way that I can efficiently and effectively accomplish my plans and goals. Looking at what I am best at, I can say that I like to approach objectives from numerous different angles, which gives me a cross-functional way of deploying my resources. When working on a task at hand, instead of using only one resources, I like to use a combination in order to efficiently accomplish the task. For example, in school when I am working on programming assignments, most of my peers mostly use their knowledge as a big resource. I on the other hand like to combine this resource with that of creativity, so that I might find a solution that is more efficient. By using cross-functional resources, I am not limited to creating solutions just one specific way. In fact, this deployment strategy assists in furthering my thinking and finding solutions I might not have thought of before. This is similar to how Daft and Marcic explain cross-functional teams in the organization of a company. Daft and Marcic describe how these teams consist of employees from various functional departments and resolve mutual problems. (Daft & Marcic, p. 255-256) Through the use of this team, resources are not being limited to only the knowledge of one department, but rather the knowledge from various different fields.

Although this seems like a set plan when it comes to deploying these resources, I know that there will come times in which something might get in the way of this plan. For example, matrix approaches can lead to frustration and confusion from dual chain of command, which can result in many meetings with more discussion than actions. (Daft & Marcic, p. 258) Since I am the only one in the organization, this will not be a problem for me, since I will be making all of the decisions myself. When looking at other structural approaches, such as the divisional approach, it will be more difficult to cope or guard against the disadvantages. Some of these disadvantages include "less technical depth and specialization." (Daft & Marcic, p. 258) In order to cope with this, I will need to recognize when there is a need for further specialization. In these cases, I will have to shift what resources I am using, and in some instances use more of one resource than another. This goes to show that one way to cope against disadvantages of deploying resources includes flexibility. I need to acknowledge that there is more than one way to accomplish tasks, and some ways might involve shifting my resources to focus more heavily on one. I know through doing this, I will be able to effectively cope with any resource deployment problems that may arise.

- Sayuz

Sources:
Daft, Richard L. Management. 9th ed., Cengage Learning, 2018.