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Adapting Organizations To Today's Markets: Chapter Eight
Adapting Organizations To Today's Markets: Chapter Eight
Adapting Organizations To Today's Markets: Chapter Eight
Chapter Eight
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Adapting
Organizations
to Todays
Markets
McGraw-Hill/Irwin
ANNE MULCAHY
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Profile
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REORGANIZATION is for
EVERYONE
Everyones
Organizing
LG1
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Technology Infrastructure
Energy Infrastructure
GE Capital
NBC Universal
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STRUCTURING an ORGANIZATION
Building an
Organization from
the Bottom Up
LG1
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The Changing
Organization
LG2
PRODUCTION CHANGED
ORGANZIATION DESIGN
The Development
of Organization
Design
LG2
FAYOLS PRINCIPLES
Fayols Principles
of Organization
LG2
Unity of command
Hierarchy of authority
Division of labor
Subordination of individual
interests to the general
interest
Authority
Degree of
centralization
Clear communication
channels
Order
Equity
Esprit de corps
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ORGANIZATIONS BASED on
FAYOLS PRINCIPLES
Fayols Principles
of Organization
LG2
Organizations in which
employees have no
more than one boss;
lines of authority are
clear.
Rigid organizations that
often dont respond to
customers quickly.
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WEBERS PRINCIPLES
Employees just need to do what
theyre told.
LG2
- Job descriptions.
- Written rules, decision
guidelines and detailed records.
- Consistent procedures,
regulations and policies.
- Staffing and promotion based
on qualifications.
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Turning
Principles into
Organization
Design
LG2
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Turning
Principles into
Organization
Design
LG2
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BUREAUCRATIC ORGANIZATIONS
Turning
Principles into
Organization
Design
LG2
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CENTRALIZATION or
DECENTRALIZATION?
Choosing
Centralized or
Decentralized
Authority
LG3
Decentralized Authority --
When decision-making is
delegated to lower-level
managers and employees
more familiar with local
conditions than headquarters.
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SPAN of CONTROL
*Choosing the
Appropriate
Span of Control
LG3
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
Choosing Tall
versus Flat
Organization
Structures
LG3
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FLAT ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE
Choosing Tall
versus Flat
Organization
Structures
LG3
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DEPARTMENTALIZATION
Weighing the
Advantages and
Disadvantages of
Departmentalization
LG3
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ADVANTAGES of
DEPARTMENTALIZATION
Weighing the
Advantages and
Disadvantages of
Departmentalization
LG3
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DISADVANTAGES of
DEPARTMENTALIZATION
Weighing the
Advantages and
Disadvantages of
Departmentalization
LG3
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WAYS to DEPARTMENTALIZE
Looking at
Alternate Ways to
Departmentalize
LG3
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WAYS to DEPARTMENTALIZE
Looking at
Alternate Ways to
Departmentalize
LG3
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PROGRESS ASSESSMENT
*Progress
Assessment
*
Why are organizations becoming flatter?
What are some reasons for having a narrow span
of control in an organization?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of
departmentalization?
What are the various ways a firm can
departmentalize?
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*Organization
Models
LG4
1. Line Organizations
2. Line-and-Staff Organizations
3. Matrix-Style Organizations
4. Cross-Functional Self-Managed Teams
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LINE ORGANIZATIONS
*Line
Organizations
LG4
LINE PERSONNEL
*Line-and-Staff
Organizations
LG4
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STAFF PERSONNEL
*Line-and-Staff
Organizations
LG4
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SAMPLE LINE-and-STAFF
ORGANIZATION
*Line-and-Staff
Organizations
LG4
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MATRIX ORGANIZATIONS
*Matrix-Style
Organizations
LG4
Emphasis is on
product development,
creativity, special
projects,
communication and
teamwork.
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SAMPLE MATRIX
ORGANIZATION
*Matrix-Style
Organizations
LG4
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ADVANTAGES of the
MATRIX STYLE
*Matrix-Style
Organizations
LG4
DISADVANTAGES of the
MATRIX STYLE
*Matrix-Style
Organizations
LG4
CROSS-FUNCTIONAL
SELF-MANAGED TEAMS
Cross-Functional
Self-Managed
Teams
LG4
GOING BEYOND
ORGANIZATIONAL BOUNDARIES
*Going Beyond
Organizational
Boundaries
LG4
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*Going Beyond
Organizational
Boundaries
LG4
Clear purpose
Clear goals
Correct skills
Mutual accountability
Shift roles when
appropriate
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PROGRESS ASSESSMENT
*Progress
Assessment
*
Whats the difference between line and staff
personnel?
What management principle does a matrix-style
organization challenge?
Whats the main difference between a matrix-style
organizations structure and the use of crossfunctional teams?
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*Transparency
and Virtual
Organizations
LG5
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*Transparency
and Virtual
Organizations
LG5
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A VIRTUAL CORPORATION
*Transparency
and Virtual
Organizations
LG5
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*Transparency
and Virtual
Organizations
LG5
Concerns
Lower employee morale
Liability
Should patients be
informed
Confidentiality and
security
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*Transparency
and Virtual
Organizations
LG5
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BENCHMARKING and
CORE COMPETENCIES
*Benchmarking
and Core
Competencies
LG5
ADAPTING to
MARKET CHANGES
Adapting to
Change
LG5
KEEP in TOUCH
*Adapting to
Change
LG5
RESTRUCTURING
*Restructuring for
Empowerment
LG5
*Restructuring for
Empowerment
LG5
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ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
Creating a
Change-Oriented
Organizational
Culture
LG6
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FORMAL ORGANIZATION
*Managing the
Informal
Organization
LG6
INFORMAL ORGANIZATION
*Managing the
Informal
Organization
LG6
Informal organization
helps foster
camaraderie and
teamwork among
employees.
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LIMITATIONS of INFORMAL
ORGANIZATIONS
*Managing the
Informal
Organization
LG6
GROUP NORMS
*Managing the
Informal
Organization
LG6
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KEEPING THAT
SMALL-COMPANY FEELING
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PROGRESS ASSESSMENT
*Progress
Assessment
*
Whats an inverted organization?
Why do organizations outsource functions?
Whats organizational culture?
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