Hence, a firm in this situation should be opportunistic when it comes to empowerment. Budgets and strategies can be adapted easier in this type of environment. MIS managers must thereby push the idea of empowerment to top management. One way is to link empowerment to improved quality. Implementation of quality systems can thereby be justified as part of the organization's growth strategy.
Growth can also bring new problems.
As companies grow, there is a tendency to build bureaucracies which may alienate customers. Therefore, growth companies should place priority on continuously engineering business processes as expansion continues. In other words, reengineering may not be necessary as growth companies are expanding operations. However, engineering business processes is critical to accommodate growth. Managing an empowered environment is relatively easy as the head of the organization can conveniently interact with employees on a continuous basis.