Support for Activities: Bolman and Deal Model
We will discuss now the things in your life that support your activities. Bolman and Deal proposed a 4-part model that examines how organizations support activity.
1) The first set of questions pertain to the Structural Frame: a. Do you have compensation? Are you happy? Do you have sufficient economic incentives? b. To what extent do economic incentives motivate your activities? Are there other secondary gains? c. Does your organization offer you protected time for academic relief, or “buy down”? Is this sufficient for you? If not, what changes would you like to see? d. How is your team decided? e. Do you feel you have sufficient resources (funding, technology) to carry out your activities? f. Does your organization provide rewards or incentives? If so, what does this look like? If not, would you like to see this happen and what would it look like? g. Does your organization use goal setting? How are goals decided upon? 2) The second set of questions pertain to Human Resources: a. Do you have access to administrative support? What does this look like? b. Who are your teammates? What is your relationship with them? i. Are there any people that you consider your bosses? ii. What about people you would consider your subordinates? c. How are conflicts managed in your organization? To whom do you defer if a conflict cannot be solved within your team? Has this ever happened before? d. Do you feel heard in your organization? e. Do you have a hiring process for volunteers? Do you have a firing process? Have you ever had to do this before? 3) The next set of questions relate to the Political Frame: a. Who do you feel makes the big or important decisions in your organization? Can you give an example of this type of decision? b. How is power distributed in your organization? Hierarchically? Linearly? c. What role does power/reputation/seniority play in your organization? d. How do you perceive leadership in your organization? Is it more authoritarian (leaders rule groups), democratic (leaders get group’s input), or laissez-faire (leaders minimally interfere with group)? e. Do you feel pressure when carrying out your work? If so, can you describe what this might look like/where it comes from? 4) Finally, the next set of questions relate to the Symbolic Frame: a. Do you feel that your role as a social media user is tied to your role in your primary organization? b. What is your perception of your role in your organization? Do you think other people see you in this way as well? c. Can you describe the overall atmosphere or attitudes as it pertains to social media scholarship amongst your colleagues? d. Do you/your team do things together socially? What does this look like and how do you feel about it? Who organizes this?