Omnipotent and Symbolic view

1. Definition of Omnipotent and Symbolic view of
management?
Omnipotent view: The traditional view of managers is that
they have virtually unlimited control over the organization
and its purpose, functions and operations and therefore they
alone are responsible for all its success and failures. This view
is called omnipotent view of management.
SYMBOLIC VIEW: Symbolic view of management is the view
that managers have only a limited effect on substantive
organizational outcomes because of large number of factors
outside their control.

2. Omnipotent View
• Managers are directly responsible for an organization’s
success or failure.
• The quality of the organization is determined by the quality
of its managers.
• Managers are held accountable for an organization’s
performance
• yet it is difficult to attribute good or poor performance
directly to their influence on the organization.

3. Symbolic View
• Much of an organization’s success or failure is due to external
forces outside of managers’ control.
• The ability of managers to affect outcomes is influenced and
constrained by external factors.
• The economy, customers, governmental
policies, competitors, industry conditions, technology, and
the actions of previous managers
• Managers symbolize control and influence through their
action.

4. Organizational Stakeholders

5. Omnipotent view Symbolic view
1. Managers are directly responsible for an
organization’s success or failure.
2. The quality of the organization is
determined by the quality of its managers.
3. The performance of managers influences
the organization goals.
4. The ability of managers is to gain success
and failure by their good or bad
performance.
5. Example: Coaches, Faculties, Group
leaders, supervisors etc.
1. Managers are not directly responsible for
an organization’s success or failure.
2. The whole control is not on managers, so
the quality of the organization is not
determined by the quality of its managers.
3. The performance of managers is not
influences the organization goals.
4. The ability of managers to affect outcomes
is influenced and limited by external factors.
5. Example: The
economy, customers, governmental
policies, competitors, industry
conditions, technology etc.