Friday, July 4, 2008

Web Lecture - Demoncracy

One concept mentioned in the web lecture was the different kinds of democracy. I believe it is important to run an organization with a democratic approach as it shows to the employees you care about their opinions. There are different kinds of democracy such as:
1.)
Procedural democracy - foundations of democracy— ie voting
2.)
Competitive democracy - people compete for various positions to serve the interests of the larger group
3.)
Participatory democracy - people do more than vote they actively engage in cooperative activities that will help the group achieve its goals.
4.)D
eliberative democracy - reasoned, impartial discussion among all participants with an equal opportunity to present and listen to arguments relevant to the topic.
5.)D
ialogic democracy - democracy emphasizing participation, and dialogue in decision making

The democracy I most agree with is the participatory democracy as it allows more active participation from the employees. I also agree with dialogic democracy because its deals more with making the discussion a reality since they can make the decision to make the topic a reality.

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