Organizational Structure Assignment #2 Josephine Nyiri AMP370 – Systems Concepts Grand Canyon University Vernon T. Cox‚ H‚ MBA September 13‚ 2009 Abstract The purpose of this essay is to present the concept of structure‚ explaining the roles and relationships of organizational culture‚ and to illustrate how that structure can direct the behavior of teams (organizational learning). There are several interpretations of the concept of structure. This definition of‚ structure:
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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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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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“Management Planning Presentation” MGT 230 12/05/2012 Dr. Tamara Mangum Individual Management Planning Presentation Imagine you are an executive for BP‚ and you are preparing a presentation for the board of directors about the organization’s direction. Create a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation‚ with speaker notes‚ in which you address the following: Evaluate the planning function of management as it relates to the organization’s
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Organizational Structure Elton Thomas MGT/230 April 30‚ 2013 Michael Simmons Organizational Structure Organizational structure is the hierarchy of arrangement of authority‚ communications‚ rights and duties within an organization. It also determines how information flows between the different levels of management. The structure that a company decides to go with will be based on what the organizations strategies and objectives are. Each type of organization will have a different kind of structure
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Mgt/230 Week 1 Decision Making Process Paper University of Phoenix People should make decisions every day‚ some of those decisions are easy to make‚ while others are quite difficult to implement. An appropriately combined and organized decision-making process will help to control this issue and bring a positive outcome for those involved. The decision-making process may become challenging for people due to “the lack of structure and entail risk‚ uncertainly and conflict” (Bateman and Snell‚ 2012
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Organizational Structure Analysis MGT/230 July 1st‚ 2014 Organizational Structure Analysis Our team will be describing three of our member’s current places of employment. Those organizations are Rex Communications & Public Relations Inc.‚ Farmers Insurance Group Federal Credit Union‚ and Advanced Security Concepts. Analyzing the organizational structure types and their pros and cons for each‚ to determine whether or not they are affective. Rex Communications
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Ethics plays a big part in the way a business operates; most companies develop a code of ethics that is business specific. When ethics are practiced inside the business this code of ethics often helps employees to uphold the standards set in place‚ which also helps the business to operate in an acceptable ethical manner. In March 2013 the Ethisphere Institute named PepsiCo as one the world’s most ethical companies. The Ethisphere Institute recognizes companies that go beyond making statements about
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Wal-Mart’s Organizational Structure MGt 230 Wal-Marts Organizational Structure In 1962‚ in Roger‚ Arkansas‚ Sam Walton had this brilliant idea that American consumers needed a different type of store so he opened Wal-Mart on the other hand in the same year‚ Dayton Hudson corporation opened “The first Target store in 1962 in the Minneapolis suburb of Roseville‚ Minn.‚ with a focus on convenient shopping at competitive discount prices. Today‚ Target remains committed to providing a one-stop
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Decision-Making Process Decision-making can be a complex task to do. Some decision cannot be made within a few second. Therefore‚ to avoid conflict‚ some decision must be throughout. Such as what the decision is‚ who will be involved and how would the decision affect them. Also‚ alternatives should be considered. Implementation of and commitment to the decision is paramount. I had to make a decision to either go back to college or to put college on hold for a few more years for my son. Before
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