the Research on Organization Design Summary The elements of organizational structuring-which show a curious tendency to appear in five’s-suggest a typology of five basic configurations: Simple Structure‚ Machine Bureaucracy‚ Professional Bureaucracy‚ Divisionalized Form‚ and Adhocracy. The elements include: (1) five basic parts of the organization-the operating core‚ strategic apex‚ middle line‚ technostructure‚ and support staff; (2) five basic mechanisms of coordination-mutual adjustment
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1) Analyse the environment and likely organisation structure of Symphony Seed Sales and Symphony Research Institute Symphony Seed Sales (SSS) and Symphony Research Institute are subsidiaries of the Symphony Seeds Ltd holding company which‚ in turn‚ is a subsidiary of Conglom holdings. Symphony Seeds is part of a division known as the Land Development Corporation (LDC). SSS and SRI both operate in the same environment‚ namely that of any large agricultural firm. Symphony Seeds considers itself a
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Chapter 4 of Reframing Organizations‚ Herbert Mintzberg developed a five-sector “logo” in order to categorize how organizations can be structured. Five specific structural types are pictured: simple structure‚ machine bureaucracy‚ professional bureaucracy‚ divisionalized form‚ and adhocracy. 1. Explain the role of each of the five components of Mintzberg’s “logo” (write your explanations using your own words – don’t simply copy the descriptions verbatim from the text or other source): a. strategic apex
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depend on the expertise and knowledge of professionals as a(n): a. entrepreneurial structure. b. divisionalized bureaucracy. c. professional bureaucracy. d. adhocracy. A large bureaucracy existing in a slowly changing environment that produces standard products and is dominated by centralized management making is classified by Mintzberg as a ________ bureaucracy. a. machine b. professional c. divisionalized d. multidivisional Which of the following is not one of
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organizational structures one should consider when determining coordination of an organization; simple structure‚ machine bureaucracy‚ professional bureaucracy‚ divisionalized form‚ and adhocracy. (Mintzberg‚ 1981) pg. 103. Simple structure as Mintzberg points out is‚ “not much more than one large unit consisting of one or a few top managers.” (Mintzberg‚ 1981) pg. 105. Machine bureaucracy is‚ “the offspring of industrialization‚ with its emphasis on the standardization of work for coordination and its
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4. Question : Why are small businesses dominated by the strategic apex? Student Answer: Smaller staffs report directly to management. They are more formal and complex. Authority is decentralized. They necessitate a machine bureaucracy. 5. Question : A manager’s span of control refers to Student Answer: how many subordinates she oversees what departments she supervises what expertise she brings to her position how long she has held her current position
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Organizations are structured initially around tasks. As the organization develops‚ the structure of the organization can take on many characteristics. Mintzberg illustrated the basic structures as simple structure‚ machine bureaucracy‚ professional bureaucracy‚ divisionalized form‚ and adhocracy. There is a relationship between size and structure that affects the centralization of the organization. Technology affects organizational structures and affects whether they are categorized as mechanistic or organic
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1.1 Compare and contrast Gregg’s organisational structure and culture with another organisation of your choice The two businesses’ which I will be comparing include; Greggs PLC (public limited company)‚ which utilises the “divisional structure” (bakeryinfo.co.uk‚ 2008) and Tesco’s PLC (public limited company)‚ which utilises the “functional structure”. Functional – The functional structure is an organisational structure type which sees the business’s employees’ grouped depending on their hierarchical
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organisation following the: - Simple structure - Machine bureaucracy - Adhocracy 2) Imagine yourself as an employee in each of above (one by one) How does the communication between you‚ your team and your manager work taking below into consideration? - Simple structure (you are an employee reporting directly to the CEO‚ no employees reporting to you) - Machine bureaucracy (You are a middel manager‚ managing a team of 5 and you report to the CEO) - Adhocracy (You are the functional head of your area but with
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Chapter 1: Introduction to McDonaldization What is McDonaldization? McDonaldization: The process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as of the rest of the world What do we mean by the spatial‚ temporal‚ and vertical expansion of McDonaldization? Spatial expansion: franchises are growing rapidly; international success; other nations have developed their own variants on the McDonald’s chain McDonald’s long
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