Organizational structure refers to the way that an organization arranges people and jobs so that its work can be performed and its goals can be met. When a work group is very small and face-to-face communication is frequent, formal structure may be unnecessary, but in a larger organization decisions have to be made about the delegation of various tasks. Thus, procedures are established that assign responsibilities for various functions. It is these decisions that determine the organizational structure
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Choosing between a functional and a divisional organization for me isn’t an easy question. A functional organization is the departmentalization around specialized activities like marketing and production. Whereas a divisional organization is the departmentalization that groups units around products, customers, or geographic regions. There are many advantages and disadvantages in both. But I’m leaning more towards divisional for more reasons than one but a big reason is the ability to adapt to a
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Chapter 12--Managing Organization DesignChapter 12--Managing Organization Design Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. Organizational design is the building block. Job design is how the blocks are put together. True False 2. The appropriate degree of specialization can vary, but not the appropriate span of management. True False 3. Organization design is a means to implement strategies and plans to achieve organizational goals
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adopted by the company will get rewarded. They are expected to become an expert server, coffee maker, and promote a friendly environment to the customers by having great synergy with other employees. Starbucks could look into using the form of departmentalization by customer in their stores offering food products and
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OB: Understanding Organization ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE What was the structure of the organization under study? ORGANIZATION CLIMATE What kind of climate prevailed in the organization? Simple Low degree of departmentalization, wide spans of control, centralized authority & little formalization Challenge (How challenged, emotionally involved, and committed are employees to the work ) Bureaucratic Highly routine operating tasks achieved through specialization
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Dunkin Donuts Stores Introduction Dunkin Donuts is America’s favorite everyday coffee and baked goods store. Franchise of Dunkin Donuts is planning to open five new locations over the next two years. I have been the Manager of Dunkin Donuts store in the Midwest for past two years. By seeing my past working and successful track record, franchise has increased my post to district manager and has given complete autonomy, authority and responsibility to structure, staff and arrange five
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Clearwater Middle School is in the midst of a significant demographic change. The student population is becoming increasingly diverse from a racial, ethnic, and low-socioeconomic perspective. This shift in student population is very challenging for a senior staff of teachers who do not have the teaching experiences or professional training to adapt to this changing student body. Clearwater is also undergoing a conflict in the interpretation of the goals of the school, primarily because the new principal’s
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[pic] OUM BUSINESS SCHOOL SEPTEMBER / 2014 BBPP 1103 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT MATRICULATION NO : 770601105192-002 IDENTITY CARD NO. : 770601105192 TELEPHONE NO. : 012-282 1344 E-MAIL : annietan@oum.edu.my LEARNING CENTRE : PETALING JAYA INSTRUCTIONS Do not copy the assignment question and instructions to your answer. Prepare your assignment answer following the layout of the ASSESSMENT CRITERIA shown in the RUBRICS provided for the course
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Leadership Styles & Organizational Diversity Leadership Styles & Organizational Diversity Abstract Leadership is extremely important when managing a diverse group of individuals. Leaders need to communicate openly with their peers, teams and customers in order to achieve the overall organizational goals. To be effective leaders also need to be open to feedback and willing to work with their teams to create a plan that will drive them to reach their end goal efficiently and effectively
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Chapter 1 ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT What is Organization? Organization is a group of individuals who are cooperating willingly and effectively for common goals. It is indeed the very foundation of administration. To be specific, organization seeks to know who is to do and what is to be done. Organizations are structured to promote better management. However, it is the performance of the people who fill the positions that determines the success of the enterprise and not the organizational
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