American Journal of Industrial and Business Management, 2013, 3, 229-236 http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ajibm.2013.32028 Published Online April 2013 (http://www.scirp.org/journal/ajibm) 229 Organizational Structure: Influencing Factors and Impact on a Firm Quangyen Tran1,2, Yezhuang Tian1 School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China; 2National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam. Email: yentq@neu.edu.vn Received November 3rd, 2012; revised December 17th, 2012; accepted
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grade is within the Instructor Center. Assignment 1: Request for Proposal – Response Due Week 2 and worth 50 points You are a $10 million consulting company responding to a Request for Proposal for a prospective client. The client seeks an analysis of its existing network in anticipation of a large merger. This engagement would be worth over $5 million in revenue to your $10 million company. The client seeks to ensure that your small organization has the technical acumen to prepare, guide,
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1.0 ROLE OF CULTURE It is very crucial for firms and people who are planning to invest or operate a business in a foreign country to understand the host countries’ business customs, value, and ethical behaviors in order to be successful. For instance consider the story of Benjamin Franklin, the great American diplomat, inventor, physic and politician. He was the only person who convinced the French to assist the revolutionaries in their battle for freedom from England. The biographers stated that
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Boeing Company Prepared by Ivo Ivanov, group 1323 Fac. number: 12114158 I. Introduction In March 1910, William E. Boeing bought Heath's shipyard in Seattle on the Duwamish River, which later became his first airplane factory. Nowadays Boeing is the world's largest aerospace company and the leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined. Additionally, Boeing designs and manufactures rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles
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under the name “Touch’ in Dublin”. Internal analysis will give you an insight of what kind of internal issues and obstacles we may encounter. External analysis will focus towards understanding the Irish food industry and will give you an insight of current market conditions. Modes of entry will give you an insight and an explanation of which approach we are suggest to enter the market. Overall, this research paper will guide you through all the analysis that we conducted and will allow you to better
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McAuslan Brewing Co. Future strategy: After careful analysis of the case, several alternatives can be taken in order for the company to remain not only profitable, but also a leader in the microbrewery market. As the beer industry is said to increase steadily by 1-2% on an annual basis, the company should be prepared to expand accordingly to satisfy consumer demand. Though McAuslan was the first microbrewery of its kind in the Quebec region, they did not manage to attain first mover advantage
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Companies’ background and the situation by the late ’90s are described in the table 1 below; Table 1 | Chrysler | DaimblerBenz AG | Country of origin | US | Germany | Corporate structure | Flat | Hierarchical | Corporate culture | Creative, informal, team-oriented | Methodical and centralized decision-making, respect for authority, bureaucratic precision. | Approaches to functional activities | Little paperwork and short meetings, high CEO’s rewards, risk taking. | Long reports and
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will investigate the differences in gender roles and accountability throughout organizational culture. Based on these defining themes, it will be possible to identify key differences in gender placement throughout management and other positions of hierarchical interest within an organization. In demonstrating the value of infrastructure supporting organizational culture it will be valuable to discuss the social relationships and formation of culture across genders in a professional atmosphere. Since
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to continue to wait for the best case scenario application to come along. It is an important decision that affects many aspects of the business. The potential to lose a client or a critical supplier is possible during this process. An in depth analysis of the situation must be conducted prior to any move toward a process change. Initially, change is difficult in any organization. A new process or system could require retraining or reassignment of staff. Externally, the client may lose faith
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human resources has approached us requesting our assistance in recruiting and developing the organization's future leaders. The vice president has also asked us to brainstorm, research, and prepare a written profile. Our summary will include the industry and organization description, the current leadership structure, and why we chose Apple. As an organization, Apple designs, produces, and markets numerous electronic devices. These devices include media devices, mobile communication, and personal
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