FOUNDATIONS OF ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE CHAPTER OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter‚ students should be able to: 1. Identify the six key elements that define an organization’s structure. 2. Describe a simple structure. 3. Explain the characteristics of a bureaucracy. 4. Describe a matrix organization. 5. Explain the characteristics of a “virtual” organization. 6. Summarize why managers want to create boundaryless organizations. 7. List the factors that favor different organization structures. 8
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A NEW KIND OF STRUCTURE CASE STUDY Question 1: Describe and evaluate what Pfizer is doing? Pfizer is the world’s largest research -based pharmaceuticals firm and also a well-known pharmaceutical company. So their most of the work depends on research‚ developing strategies and innovate. They were trying to find a new way of system which makes their work more effective and efficient. Pfizer find out that their worker spends more time on business research and data analysis to the creation of documents
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When asked the question‚ "Which of the three types of taxes best fits the taxpayers needs?"‚ there are several factors to consider. Criteria for taxation and principles of taxation are some of those factors. Three criteria for taxes are equity‚ simplicity‚ and efficiency. Two principle of taxation are benefit principle and ability-to-pay principle. All of these factors either serve or disservice the taxpayers and help determine which taxes are most beneficial. As I have mentioned‚ criteria for
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES AND FORMS OF ORGANIZATION What is Management? According to Henri Fayol‚ "to manage is to forecast and to plan‚ to organise‚ to command‚ to co-ordinate and to control." Fredmund Malik defines it as "the transformation of resources into utility." Management in businesses and organizations is the function that coordinates the efforts of people to accomplish goals and objectives by using available resources efficiently and effectively. Natures of Management ◦
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Organizational Structure Defined An organizational structure is a composition that specifies a company’s hierarchical structure. There are various kinds of conformations that organizations can choose to build their business around. The organizational structure exemplifies the way in which control and business affairs have been appointed within the organization. Organizational structure encompasses the design of an organization though people positioning and responsibilities in order
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From: Jessica Rushing Subject: “Organizational Structure” Introduction: Organizational structure provides the framework of an organization determining how roles and responsibilities are delegated throughout the different levels of the organization. It has been defined by some as the looking glass through which coworkers see their organization and its surrounding environment while others have described structure as the backbone of the organization. In this memo‚ I will briefly discuss
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Global Business and Ethics by J. Renee’ Maples MGT/216 Organizational Ethics and Social Responsibility November 16‚ 2009 Jamie Dorman‚ Professor Global Business and Ethics In the bona fide world‚ much deliberation must be addressed before business decisions are made. When making business decisions‚ one must carefully consider cost and effectiveness. “Some businesses can argue that to make business a decision based on the simplicity sense of ethics‚ without lecturing economics
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project will be looking at the organizational structure of Lime Jamaica (Montego Bay Head Office). Lime is a telecommunications company; their head office in Montego Bay is located at 23 Church Street‚ Montego Bay St.James. Lime is a public limited company. It is owned by Phil Bently. Lime specializes in phone and internet industry. Organizational structure is very important to a business because it is the framework of the business. Without an organizational structure there would be no order in the
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Organizational Structures - Mechanistic and Organic Structures Podcast Transcript Speakers: Scott‚ Dine‚ Lock Collins Scott: Hey everybody‚ welcome! We’re going to have a great discussion today about the core components of organizational structures. Namely the mix of centralization and decentralization and how they factor into the two major types of organizations: mechanistic organizations and organic organizations. Diane: Then we’ll talk about two prime examples of each organization to
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OrganizationalOrganizational structure is needed in organizations to arrange employees and their jobs in a certain category to help meet business goals and needs. Procedures are established that assign responsibilities for various functions. These decisions help determine organizational structure (Madapusi‚ 2008). Organizational structure allows greater effectiveness in organizations. Different types of organizations such as Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids‚ Atlanta Memorial Hospital‚ Doyenne Constructors
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