1. Training of Members on Conduct
of Meetings:
membership in a committee broadens or expands the viewpoints of participants.
They learn to appreciate organizational problem form wider perspectives and not
only on single departmental bases. Committees also afford good training grounds
for young managers in the art of conduction meetings and parliamentary
procedures
2. Reduction or Rather Complete
Stop of Abuse of Authority by One Person: if too much authority is given to one person,
he may likely abuse it if not checked. Therefore, committees prevent
high-handedness that could result.
3. Motivation of Members:
through participation in discussion or decision in a committee, a member will
be more likely to be motivated to accept a situation or
implement a decision
that he would have rejected if were not involved in the subject matter though
participation in committee deliberations.
4. Promotion of Creative Thinking:
through brainstorming and other group-creative activities, committees can
produce creative ideas valuable to practically every organization function.
5. Reduction and Cooling of
Temper: certain matters or issues may bring friction and chaos (problem)
to an organization if not handled with care. Hence if a manager notices that
trouble may emanate, if certain decision is taken, when the tempers of the
opposing sections are very hot, he may use the committee method to avoid or
delay till tempers cool.
6. Education: committees may also be
organized for educational purpose. A committee
may be formed to receive and transmit authentic information regarding company
aims and policies and other subjects so as to eliminate misinformation. A
committee may handle such educational work as training course for foremen and
workers, with such subjects covered as shop management, cost reduction and
handling of men.
7. To Benefit from Knowledge
and Experience of Expert: many experts have the
opportunity to exchange ideas and share their experiences with the rest, this
resulting in-group discussion. This confirms over belief that the decisions
taken by many heads are always better that those handed down by one individual.
8. Easy Dissemination of
Information: the committee members are always well placed to get
information and certain matters rather quickly and can ask for explanations
when necessary. When the members represent some interest groups, they also
serve as a means of impacting the relevant information rather quickly to those
affected.
9. Consolidation of Powers and
Authority: often an individual member may not have sufficient power and
authority to make or implement a particular decision. A committee is an
excellent medium of collecting and combining the authority and power of several
people, such as heads of sales engineering and production department.
10. Securing Unity of Action
(Co-ordination): perhaps the greatest value of committee in any organization is that of
co-ordination. Success in the organization depends upon unity of actions. The
larger the organization, the greater is the need for some coordinating force to
bind the various units into a working whole. Properly organized committees
develop a vital or important role in modern large scale business.