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Organizational Development<\/a> has matured hand in hand with the stages of human societal development.\u00a0 Anthropological investigations have identified at least 5 distinct organizational structures<\/a> throughout human history.<\/p>\n

This development has been described in several ways by different experts.\u00a0 Frederic Laloux, in 2014, started analyzing emerging organizations that were setting themselves apart from the established organizations in their style of management.\u00a0 Laloux examined a large number of organizations and then concentrated on 10.\u00a0 Selected organizations were the ones that were the most progressive in evolving business practices and structures.<\/p>\n

He made use of philosopher Ken Wilbur’s concept of using colors to illustrate the non-linear development of human civilizations to name the successive phases of management evolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Red, Amber, Orange, Green, and Teal have been used to indicate the 5 major organizational development phases that correlate to the evolution of human civilization.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Let us delve a little more into some detail of the 5 types of organizations.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Red<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The 1st<\/sup> stage of organizational evolution is characterized by continuous application of power by the leader to keep the foot soldiers in concordance.\u00a0 The focus of the organization is extremely reactive and immediate.\u00a0 This type of management flourishes in disorderly settings.<\/p>\n

Important innovations in this type of organization included Division of Labor and Command Authority.<\/p>\n

Humans at this stage of growth were inclined to view the world as a tough place where only the formidable, or those they shelter, get their requirements met.<\/p>\n

Amber<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The 2nd<\/sup> stage of organizational evolution is distinguished particularly by proper roles within a ranked pyramid.\u00a0 Command and control flows downward from the top in such settings.\u00a0 Coming events are a reiteration of the past in this type of management. \u00a0Important innovations are formal roles i.e., stable and scalable hierarchies, stable and replicable processes.\u00a0 Examples of such organizations include the Catholic Church, Military.<\/p>\n

Orange<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The aim of management at the 3rd<\/sup> stage of organizational evolution is to defeat the rivals while realizing profit and growth.\u00a0 The style of management is typified by Management By Objectives (M.B.O.)\u2014what needs to be done is controlled but how it is to be accomplished is left up to the doer.\u00a0 Contemporary examples would be multinational companies, charter schools.<\/p>\n

Green<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The emphasis at this stage is on ethos and enablement to increase employee motivation.\u00a0 Stakeholders take place of shareholders as the chief reason for operation.\u00a0 Postmodernity ushered in the Green phase which emphasizes collaboration rather than competition and endeavors for Equality, Solidarity, and Tolerance.<\/p>\n

Teal<\/strong><\/h2>\n

At this stage of management evolution, self-management is substituted for the hierarchical pyramid.\u00a0 Organizations are viewed as living entities, geared towards reaching their potential.<\/p>\n

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