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Organizational Factors for Implementing E-Democracy in Organizations
Abstract
Organizational democracy is achieved when the organization applies the principles of democracy to design the way it operates, cultivating a workplace that enhances employee potential, achieving its business goals, and positively impacting the community (Worldblu, 2007). Thus, organizational democracy is both a mind-set and a system of principles practiced at all levels of a company as a coherent organizational system. Generally, organizational democracy refers to all efforts that, within an organization, seek to harmonize individual and collective goals. In order to reach this objective, it is necessary to design a series of practices included in the concept of democratic management. Democracy means that members of any organization or society participate in such an organization and government processes. Harrison and Freeman (2004) point out that “…any action, structure, or process that increases the power of a broader group of people to influence the decisions and activities of an organization can be considered a move toward democracy. In contrast, any action, structure, or process that works to concentrate decision power and management influence into the hands of one or a smaller group of people is a move away from democracy.” In addition, the main tenets of organizational democracy are (Cloke & Goldsmith, 2002): everyone is capable of actively participate in decision making that affects his or her work life; everyone is equally entitled to be heard and respected; everyone’s opinion counts equally; everyone is a leader in achieving goals; and everyone collaborating yields better results.
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