Organizational Structure Why is organizational structure important? What is it? Why do organizations adopt different structural arrangements? Why do these change over time? Definition how an organization arranges people and activities in order to meet its goals 1) Differentiation (specialization and division of labor) 2) Integration Dimensions of Structure Specialization / Division of Labor * Division of labor: degree to which tasks are subdivided into separate jobs
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McDonald’s Organizational Structure In 1940‚ Richard and Maurice McDonald opened the first McDonalds Bar-B-Q restaurant in San Bernardino‚ California. McDonalds offered hamburger‚ cheeseburgers‚ soft drinks‚ coffee‚ potato chips‚ and pie‚ which their big seller at that time was their 15-cent hamburger. McDonald’s achievement is constructed on the groundwork of personal and professional integrity. In 1955‚ a businessperson named Ray Kroc purchased the company from Richard and Maurice and began to
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1) What variables have to be considered in designing the organizational structure for international operations? How do these variables interact‚ and which do you think are the most important? The major variables which have to be considered are the firm’s strategy‚ size‚ and appropriate technology as well as the environment in those parts of the world in which the firm operates. Additional variables include geographic dispersion‚ differences in time‚ language‚ cultural attitudes and business practices
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Organizational Structure Organizational Structure The Army and the organizational structure that makes it run on the surface is a simple one. It is a Hierarchal/ Chain of Command structure‚ the orders come from levels so far above those of us at my level that we receive them in the form of Fragmented Orders (FRAGOS)‚ Warning Orders (WARNOS)‚ Military Personnel Messages (MILPER Messages) or simple word of mouth from the First Sergeant or my Platoon Sergeant. These are the only two levels
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Organization Structure Tanya Brown The organization structure that will be discussed in this paper is GC services a call center. The call center had differentiation within the different units. GC services only dealt with GMAC (auto loans). That were different agents working on different areas like the collectors had limited skip tracing ability to locate a person and the vehicle that is being searched for ‚ but another agent only worked on skip tracing and had a more in-depth system. The company
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Software for Human Services Organizations Paper By Gail Hall Professor Steven Cheng April 21‚ 2015 In this paper we will explore the advantages of using this software to centralize electronic client records and human services resources. We will also explore the way the software is used to track client services and the advantages and disadvantages of this software. We will explain how the size of the organization helps determine the software package chosen as well as three possible
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Ethical Issues in Human Services Organizations Nutritional well-being plays an essential role in the overall health‚ independence‚ and quality of life of older persons as well as disabled persons. This nation has a responsibility to at risk populations such as the elderly. Today‚ there are close to 6 million seniors in the United States facing the threat of hunger. Some of these citizens were raised during the Great Depression‚ they went on to protect our independence in the Second World War and
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completed throughout this chapter. 1.What are some service attitudes and practices that promote retaining customers? Customer retention refer to a strategy with the purpose of doing whatever it takes to keep a company’s current customers on a long term basis (Gibson‚ 2012). Retaining customers is enabled by excellent customer service that produces many positive benefits for the organization. Retaining customers through effective customer service enables easier growth‚ indirectly and directly. When
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Characteristics/Environments of Human Service Organization Paper Student Name BSHS/462 Susan Fraser This essay will discuss the mission and vision statements of the Goodwill of Southern Arizona; it also will discuss how the organization is governed and staffed‚ who the key stakeholders are and how they influence the organization. Some of the strategies will include marketing‚ public relations and community involvement to name a few. Then the essay will discuss relationship strategies and
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ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE An organization is a pattern of relationships-many interwoven‚ simultaneous relationships- through which people‚ under the direction of managers‚ pursue their common goals. These goals are the products of the decision - making processes. The goals that managers develop through planning are typically ambitious‚ far-reaching‚ and open-ended. Managers want to ensure that their organizations can endure for a long time. Members of an organization
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