The textbook speaks of the positive and negative aspects of organizational structure as sometimes enabling and at other times constraining (page 20). The structure helps us accomplish things and at other times, gets in our way. I believe this is an important caveat to most organizational structures - the rules and regulations that are designed to aid people achieve their goals also inhibits certain tasks that are important to the organization.
A historic example of how an entire system that was apparently designed to help people but really inhibited all freedom is Communism. The system of Socialism was believed to be essentially good because it helped people to "work according to their ability, and take according to their necessity". The practical result of this system, however, was that the Government took virtually full control of people's daily lives, and thus the system became an impediment to freedom.
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The text I use for my undergraduate organizational communication class is subtitled, "Balancing Creativity and Constraint." Much like the authors of the text discuss, organizational structure can foster creativity and help people do their work while at the same time it can constrain people and make it more difficult for them to accomplish their tasks. Some constraint can have a positive outcome, keeping organization members from doing things that might harm them, others, or the organization. Too much constraint stifles creativity and imagination. The key is finding the balance. I suspect most organizations seldom take the time to carefully examine their structures and practices to recalibrate them to find and maintain that ideal balance.
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