Organizational Structure An organization is a social unit of people‚ systematically structured and managed to meet a need or to pursue collective goals on a continuing basis. All organizations have a management structure that determines relationships between functions and positions‚ and subdivides and delegates roles‚ responsibilities‚ and authority to carry out defined tasks. Therefore‚ in order to better manage the large amount of resources and assets organizations need to be in some sort of
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EVOLUTION OF HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS 1.Historical Development In High-Rise Buildings Ancient Skyscrapers - The Great Ziggurat of Babylon Perhaps the most impressive structure in the ancient Middle East‚ the Great Ziggurat of Babylon was built over a span of several decades in the Sixth Century BC. Its seven stories‚ built upon a square foundation‚ stretched 300 feet into the sky. Some think it was the inspiration for the infamous Tower of Babel in the Book of Genesis. In this illustration‚ King Nebuchadnezzar
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uses highly specialized equipment with very little flexibility and almost completely automated. Its production is continuous. This process is made to match outputs-outcomes with demand of product. Cost effectiveness (large capacity of operation). BP´s example. 1 barrel of oil contains 42 US gallons which is refined into 19.4 gasoline gallons‚ 9‚7 gallons: heating oil and Diesel fuel‚ 4‚3 gallons of jet fuel and other products. BPs: Crude oil number of
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The Evolution of Life This section provides information about the evolution of life on Earth. For reasons of simplicity some important events and life forms were selected for each geological time span. However this should not give the impression that the evolution of life on Earth is or was a sequential event. Many life forms that were not mentioned in this text were very successful and have evolved or in some cases maintained a very successful life strategy. Prokaryotes‚ for example are the most
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Chapter 1a: Strategy and the organisation 1.0 What is an organization? 1.1 An organization as a collection of components 1.1.1 Internal environment An organization can be seen as consisting of the following components: Strategies Structures Systems Skills Staff Style Shared beliefs: Social systems Note: McKinsey’s 7S framework 1.2 Organisations as collections of people and entities 1.2.1 Internal Stakeholders (i) Board of Directors (ii) Managers (iii) Staff (iv) Unions
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The Evolution of the Automobile The official definition of an automobile is “a passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads and typically having four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine” (Merriam-Webster 51). There is no one person accredited for the invention of the automobile‚ but rather a collection of advancements that evolved into the modern-day automobile (Smith 12). Today‚ there are approximately 600 million passenger vehicles in existence worldwide
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stressed the importance of taking a future looking long term perspective. In his groundbreaking work Strategy and Structure (1962)‚ Chandler showed that a long term coordinated strategy was necessary to give a company structure‚ direction‚ and focus. He says it concisely‚ "structure follows strategy". Today we recognize that this is only half the story: strategy also follows from structure (see Tom Peters Liberation Management) Philip Selznick (1957) introduced the idea of matching the organization’s
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TOPIC: The Evolution of Fashion in the Philippines I. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY As you know‚ the Philippines had undergone a lot in the past generations. It was conquered by the Spaniards‚ Americans and Japanese. The researcher wants to know how these invasions influenced the fashion trend of the Filipinos during those times. She also wants to know the post-effects of those periods on Filipinos’ taste about fashion. The researcher also loves fashion. For her‚ clothes are not just used to
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Evolution of the Earth The planet earth has gone through much abuse and punishment in the past. Formed approximately 4.5 billion years ago‚ the earth has undergone multiple catastrophic asteroids erasing species after species. Due to geologic evidence‚ it is estimated over 90 percent of all life that had ever lived in this planet have been extinct. No more than the past 500 million years alone‚ 50-90 percent of all organisms on earth were wiped out of the geological timeline without any warning
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Creating a Competitive Salary Structure INTRODUCTION Each employee in an organization is paid a salary. Salaries vary greatly‚ with executives earning as much as (or greater than) 100 times an entry-level employee’s salary. This variation is not by chance. It is rationally established through a salary structure – a hierarchy of salaries. Organizations develop this structure based upon internal factors (such as current rates‚ job relationships‚ and custom) and external factors (such as labor
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