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| What are the dimensions of Organization Design |
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| Structural and Contextual |
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| What are the structural dimensions ? |
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Formalization
Specialization
Hierarchy of authority
Centralization
Professionalism
Personnel ratio |
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| Who are taylor, fayol and mayo ? |
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| taylor (scientific management), fayol(classic management), mayo (hawthorne effect) |
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| One responsibility of managers is to design organizations that fit the contingency factor |
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| strategy, environment, size and life cycle, technology and culture. |
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| What is an organization structure ? |
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| Organization structure designates formal reporting relationships, the number of hierarchical levels and the span of control |
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| What is the diference between a mechanic and an organic organizations ? |
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| What is Vertical Information Sharing ? |
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| Vertical linkages coordinate activities between the top and the bottom of the organization |
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| What are Horizontal Information Linkages ? |
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| Horizontal linkage refers to the amount of communication and coordinate activities across organizational departments. |
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| What are the departmental grouping options ? |
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‐ Functional grouping
‐ Divisional grouping
‐ Multi‐focused grouping
‐ Horizontal grouping
‐ Virtual network groupin |
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| What are 5 diferent types of structures ? |
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| Functional, Modified-Functional, Matrix, Divisional with central functions, Divisional |
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| What is a modified functional structure ? |
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| A functional structure + integrators (first line or second line) |
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| What is a "division", in a divisional structure ? |
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| Strategic business areas (product, customers, geographic area ). Compare to functions in a functional structure) |
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| What are the strenghts/weaknesses of both functional and divisional structure ? |
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| What are the conditions for a matrix structure ? |
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‐ Condition 1: Share resources across the organization
‐ Condition 2: Two or more critical outputs required:
products and technical knowledge
‐ Condition 3: Environment is complex and uncertai |
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| What is Horizontal structure ? |
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| The organisation is built around core processes |
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| What is structural alignment ? |
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| aligns structure with organizational goa |
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| What are the three factors causing uncertainty ? |
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| Complexity, dynamism, richness |
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| The more complex is the environment.... |
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| the more the company uses organic systems |
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| How does a company reduces its resource dependence |
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- Establishing interorganizational linkages
- Shape the environmental domain influencing key sectors |
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