Organizational Structure Pamela Caragianis MGT/230 Management Theory and Practice June 27‚ 2012 University of Phoenix - Scott Jarrett Organizational Structure Graybar Electric Company was founded in 1869 by Enos Barton and Elisha Gray who formed Gray & Barton. For the past eighty years Graybar has been one of the largest employee owned companies in North America. Today Graybar is a Fortune 500 corporation. Graybar is headed by a Board of Directors‚ all of which are all current employees
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Organizational charts are detailed representations of organization structures and hierarchies. They are typically used to provide both employees and individuals outside the organization with a "snapshot" picture of it’s reporting relationships‚ divisions of work‚ and levels of management. Obviously‚ smaller firms—whether they consist of a single owner of a home-based business‚ a modest shop of a few employees‚ or a family-owned business with a few dozen workers—are less likely to utilize organization
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Outline guidelines‚ procedures and codes of practice relevant to personal work When doing my work‚ there are procedures that need to be followed such as‚ answering the telephone‚ making phone calls‚ dealing with incoming and outgoing mail. All of these procedures‚ guidelines and codes of practice are in my job description which is easy for me to access. Explain the purpose of planning work‚ and being accountable to others for own work Planning my work is essential in making sure I complete all
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Organizational Effectiveness “Researchers analyzing what CEOs and managers do have pointed to control‚ innovation‚ and efficiency as the three most important processes managers use to assess and measure how effective they‚ and their organizations‚ are at creating value (L. Galambos‚ 1988)”. Control is essential over the external and internal environment by knowing what the demand for a business is. A tool to help make these decisions with control is to conduct a trend analysis. An analysis will
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How does the main idea relate to organizational structure? Organizational structure can be defined as the hierarchical arrangement of authority‚ communication rights and duties of an organization. The structure of an organization depends on the organizational objectives and strategies. In our article “Go your own way”‚ we can identify that the structure used is decentralized. In a decentralized structure the decision making power is distributed and departments have different degree of interdependence
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banned books. This is because it is centered around racism and does use profanity‚ however it is still more than relevant. In the 1930’s‚ when this book takes place‚ the great depression is happening and there is still heavy racism. However there are good people like Atticus Finch that are accepting of everyone regardless of the color of their skin. To Kill A Mockingbird is still relevant in schools today because the book gives many events for learning: the coming of age journey from diverse‚ intriguing
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the way its members communicate‚ how decisions are made‚ and how the work is delegated‚ etcetera (Dictionary.com‚ 2006). This layout is known as the organization structure formally defined by Wikipedia (2006) as‚ "the way in which the interrelated groups of an organization are constructed. From a managerial point of view the main concerns are ensuring effective communication and coordination." In respects to project management there are three primary organizational break downs they are functional
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Meaning and Scope of Organizational Behavior: “Organizational behavior can be defined as the understanding; prediction and management of the human behavior affect the performance of the organizations.” - Fred Luthans The study of Organizational Behavior (OB) is very interesting and challenging too. It is related to individuals‚ group of people working together in teams. The study becomes more challenging when situational factors interact. The study of organizational behavior relates to the
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PROMOTION Promotional Decisions in Marketing Nadine Mwihaki Maina 08smc119 Principles of Marketing BCM208 Mr. Kiarie TABLE OF CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Definition of promotion 1.2 Reasons for promotion 1.3 Elements of Promotion 1.4 Promotion Strategy 2. ADVERTISING 2.1. Definition of advertising 2.2. Tools used in advertising(Seven steps of advertising) 2.3. Types of advertising 2.4. Reasons for advertising 3. PUBLIC RELATIONS 3.1. Definition of public relations 3.2. How public relations and marketing
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CHAPTER 4 CASE “EQUITY MOTIVATES EMPLOYEES AT AMERICAN FLATBREAD” 1. Is American Flatbread using a traditional approach to motivation‚ a human relations approach‚ or a human resource approach? Explain. American Flatbread is using the combination of a human relations and human resource approach. The management believes that contribution and participation would enhance motivation. They also believe that people would want to contribute anything of importance for the good of the organization. Schenk
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