MGT 230 September 28, 2013 Organizational structure by definition consists of activities such as task allocation, coordination and supervision, which are directed towards the achievement of organizational aims. This structure determines how the roles, power and responsibilities are assigned, controlled, and coordinated and how information flows between the different levels of management. A structure depends on the organization’s objective strategy. My employer, Rainforest Café, uses a centralized
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decisions of the company, in this case the associates rather than the board of directors (Bateman, 2011). The next part of the organizational structure is the horizontal structure. According to Bateman (2011), “the three basic approaches to departmentalization are functional, divisional, and matrix” (p. 287). In a functional organization, the company groups individuals into departments that specialize in
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Management and Communication Plan Management and Communication Plan Riordan Industries, Inc. is a Fortune 1000 enterprise, according to the overview from Apollo Group in 2012. The industry will continue to be successful with strong leadership, new ideas, and necessary changes of new and improved management structures despite the challenges that may be faced. The organizational structure of the Pontiac, MI plant is set up with twenty-one executives; two-thirds are male and one-third female
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Organizational Structure Organizational Structure The organization that I have chosen for my paper is Xcel Energy Incorporated. Xcel Energy is made up of five operating companies. They are Northern States Power Company of Minnesota, Northern States Power Company of Wisconsin, Public Service Company of Colorado, Southwestern Public Service Company, and Xcel Energy Services Incorporated. Northern States Power Company of Minnesota is direct subsidiary of Xcel Energy Inc. It is an operating
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mountain. "Once the water begins to flow over the mountain, it will hit each rock and continue down. The water can never go in the opposite direction." (Rouse, 2007) This is displayed in the following chart: The waterfall method allows for departmentalization and easy managerial control. "A schedule can be set with deadlines for each stage of development and a product can proceed through the development process like a car in a carwash, and theoretically, be delivered on time". (Rouse, 2007) Development
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Organizational Structure Paper Courtney Fryer MGT 230 January 6, 2015 Ms. B. Alston Organizational Structure Paper Fast food chains such as McDonald’s, Burger King, and Chick-fil-a, all have an interest in making growing profits and enlarging their companies’ name. Although each company has their own unique and different set of requirements for functioning, the organizational structure has given these companies chance and opportunity to expand to outside parties. Using
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responsibilities, and the manner in which information flows through the organization. There are two basic forms of organizational structure or designs mechanistic and organic structures. Mechanistic structure is characterized by extensive departmentalization, high formulization, limited information network and centralization. (Robbins and Judge 2009) The term mechanistic suggests that organizational structures, processes, and roles are like a machine in which each part of the organization does what
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Power As Rhonda Clark received the phone that she would be the Chief executive officer (CEO) of the Smith foundation she was immediately excited. We can assume that being a CEO of a company would give a person power and control over the company to a certain extent. Rhonda Clark experienced some resistance from her staff when she became CEO. Below will be a discussion of “A model of Power in organizations” that relate to Rhonda’s situation. Legitimate power “Is an agreement among organizational
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According to the Tyco website, Tyco originated as a Tyco Laboratories a United States government research laboratory company. Today Tyco has three independent companies: Tyco Healthcare, Tyco Electronics, and Tyco International consisting of five different business segments. Flow Control, Electrical and Metal products, Fire Protection Services, Safety Products, and ADT Worldwide are the five business segments under Tyco International’s umbrella. Tyco is a vertical structure with levels of hierarchy
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chain of authority. When managers change or create an organizational structure, it is called organizational design (Management 2009). Organizational design involves making decisions about six key elements which are: work specialization, departmentalization, chain of command, span of control, decentralization, centralization, and formalization. In order to address issues with organizational structure, one must first recognize that the current structure is not working. In this case, the product
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