Posted by Toph on March 18, 2005, at 10:22:55
In reply to Re: some thoughts, posted by Dr. Bob on March 17, 2005, at 19:12:07
>... the structure of the workplace is a mixture of autocratic management direction and work group autonomy. It is common in organizations caught in transition between a bureaucratic and democratic structure.
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>...That's why it can be good that change is slow. The idea would be to balance (1) retaining the current culture and (2) giving posters more say in determining what's acceptable.
>As I see it, part of the problem with a democatization of a support group is the dependency thing that you mentioned somewhere, but also that with members gaining authority comes responsibility. We now individually choose to object to an unsupportive poster. As a member with authority we would have a duty to object. Likewise, we choose to support a harmed or stuggling member under the current format (and we do it well IMO), but a democratic structure would rely on representatives to care for all members and to manage all threatening conduct.
But with responsibility doesn't one develop a greater investment in the welfare of the community? I guess Bob could best answer that question.
Toph
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