Six Sigma: Enhancing Organizational Contingency Factors

Findings

Contingency Factors Organizations are typically defined by their structural dimensions since these are visible and easily calculated qualities. Although these are key to an organization’s success, even more important are the contingency factors since these are the larger settings that influence and determine the structural dimensions (Daft, 2016, p. 17). Moreover, Six Sigma has the greatest influence on these contingency factors since the overall goal of the administrative innovation is to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the organizational technology. Additionally, Six Sigma has evolved into a strategic and cultural method of thinking and performing. Consequentially, utilizing the Six Sigma method influences an organization’s technology, strategy and goals, and the culture of an organization. Additionally, the actual application of the Six Sigma methods can help improve processes to allow an organization to influence their environment. Technology. The procedures and tools an organization utilizes in order to turn inputs into outputs is defined as technology (Daft, 2016, p. 20). Since Six Sigma’s

Consequentially, these results enable a company to better achieve their goal of providing a product to serve the customer since the necessary resources and focus are on the vital aspects to reach this goal. Moreover, these goals are achieved with less resources as a result of the improved efficiency. Ultimately, Six Sigma helps an organization “achieve superior performance in competitive priorities like quality, reliability, and speed”, all of which lead to cost reductions (Drohomeretski, Gouvea da Costa, Pinheiro de Lima, & Garbuio, 2014,