Chapter 10 Organizational Structure and Design True/False Questions DEFINING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE 1. Organizational design is the organization’s formal framework by which job tasks are divided‚ grouped‚ and coordinated. (False; difficult; p. 266) 2. Organizational structure is the degree to which tasks in an organization are divided into separate jobs. (False; moderate; p. 266) 3. The concept of work specialization can be traced back a couple of centuries to Adam Smith’s discussion
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Organizational Structure Jeff Stewart MGT 230 Organizational Structure • Describe the organizational structure of your selected organization. Compare and contrast that structure with two different organizational structures. Google seems like a logical choice to use for my selected organization. Google is innovative and braces technology while others are not. Google understands its organizational structure well and that is where the innovation starts. Google embraces the fact that
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Lesson 9 a) The organizational structure of Bit o’ Fizz is a functional structure that consists of each employees interacting with those in their department. The company’s president‚ R. Simpson believes that the only time employees need to interact with each other is during formal meetings. The organizational structure is appropriate for this firm because each position has a specific task they need to fulfill. Using a functional structure keeps a company organized by having skills focussed on specific
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Wal-Mart’s Organizational Structure Tiffany Tyler‚ Samantha Moore‚ Eddie Martinez‚ Salvador Lua Management MGT/521 March 12‚ 2015 James Ghormley Wal-Mart’s Organizational Structure Wal-Mart opened their doors to the public back in 1962 in Rogers‚ Arkansas‚ Sam Walton; the brilliant mind behind the idea of Wal-Mart never could have imagined the type of success his business would eventually build. Wal-Mart evolved into a multibillion dollar company that earned over $15 billion in 2011 (Walmartstores
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close look at my Resume will indicate that I majored in the exploitation of oil and gas fields in my undergraduate program and specialized in petroleum engineering‚ a similar specialty‚ in my Master’s program. It may well be asked why I maintain such a close affinity with petroleum. The answer is simple and straightforward—because I was born and I grew up on an oil field and I have cherished a deep love for all that it represent. Even as a child‚ I had a habit of watching for hours how beam-pumping
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Benefits & Disadvantages of a Functional Organizational Structure The functional organizational structure groups employees according to broad business activities‚ resulting in departments such as finance‚ marketing and production. These departments might be further divided‚ depending on a company’s size and needs. Departmental managers supervise a wide base of employees below them. These managers are in turn supervised by more-powerful managers‚ who answer to one powerful boss‚ perhaps a CEO
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differences. A well-designed organizational structure would help Morgan Stanley to be more efficient and to avoid interpersonal problems in the workplace. This report is a brief introduction and analysis of Morgan Stanley H.K.’s organizational structure. In the report‚ we present the organizational structure used in Morgan Stanley Hong Kong‚ and we analyze how this structure helps the company to avoid some individual behaviors that may harm the company. Ⅱ.Organizational Structure of Morgan Stanley Morgan
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PETROLEUM I. HISTORY The petroleum industry includes the global processes of exploration‚ extraction‚ refining‚ transporting (often by oil tankers and pipelines)‚ and marketing petroleum products. Petroleum in an unrefined state has been utilized by humans for over 5000 years. Oil in general has been used since early human history to keep fires ablaze‚ and also for warfare. The largest volume products of the industry are fuel oil and gasoline (petrol). Petroleum is also the raw material for many
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RESOURCE MANUAL CHAPTER TWO The Organizational Context: Strategy‚ Structure‚ and Culture To Accompany PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Achieving Competitive Advantage By Jeffrey K. Pinto CHAPTER TWO PROJECT PROFILE: Project Management Improves Lenovo’s Bottom Line INTRODUCTION 2.1 PROJECTS AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY 2.2 STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT Identifying Project Stakeholders Managing Stakeholders 2.3 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE 2.4 FORMS OF ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE Functional Organizations Project
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CHAPTER 15: FOUNDATION OF ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE What Is Organizational Structure? Organizational Structure Defines how job tasks are formally divided‚ grouped‚ and coordinated. There are six key elements that managers need to address when they design their org.’s structure. Key Elements: 1.Work specialization 2.Departmentalization 3.Chain of command 4.Span of control 5.Centralization and decentralization 6.Formalization Work Specialization The degree to which tasks in the organization
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