know what their job were and how to do it effectively. But as time went on the officials gained knowledge and experience on how to preform their job in the government as best as possible as well as help shape the United States as it is today. The bureaucracy is a very important part of the government today and has influenced the world in a large way. There have been many attempts to reforms the Federal Civil Service‚ such as the Sunshine Act‚ Various Sunset Laws‚ contracting our procedures‚ the performance
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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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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. Explain
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Organizational structure refers to the way that an organization arranges people and jobs so that its work can be performed and its goals can be met. When a work group is very small and face-to-face communication is frequent‚ formal structure may be unnecessary‚ but in a larger organization decisions have to be made about the delegation of various tasks. Thus‚ procedures are established that assign responsibilities for various functions. It is these decisions that determine
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you to consider the basic structure of an organisation‚ and the much-maligned bureaucratic model in particular. (While it is fashionable‚ and ‘on-trend’‚ to deride bureaucracy‚ believe me – you will be working in one! So it’s important to consider the pros and cons of the model…) 4. Adler‚ P. S. (1999). Building better bureaucracies. Academy of Management Executive‚ 13 (4)‚ 36-47. 5. Anand‚ N. & Daft‚ R. L. (2007). What is the right organization design? Organizational Dynamics‚ 36 (4)‚ 329-344
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UNIT 1 ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM AT THE ADVENT OF BRITISH RULE 1.0 ’ Objectives 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Mauryan and Gupta Administration 1.3 Major Characteristics of Moghul Administration 1.3.1 Role of the King 1.3.2 Bureaucracy 1.3.3 Army 1.3.4 Police 1.4 Structure of the Moghul Administrative System 1.4.1 Central Administration 1.4.2 Provincial Administration 1.4.3 District and Local Administration 1.5 Revenue Administration 1.5.1 Land Revenue as the Primary Source of Income 1.5.2 Types of Land Tenurial
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Executive Summary The Donor Services Department is an organization that seeks out sponsors to help with the funding of underprivileged families. They must do their best to maintain a constant flow of donors as well as keep track of their work. There are various components that keep this system at bay and it must be kept under control especially since they are planning on expanding. Prior to their expansion‚ the Executive Director of Donor Services‚ Sam Wilson‚ hired a consultant‚ Joanna Reed‚ to
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order to achieve the highest efficency‚ we should maximized the outputs and minimized the inputs. Organizational Structure As efficiency is the main value of managerial approach‚ organizations are suggeted to follow Max Weber’s “ideal-type bureaucracy” which stresses the funtional specialization for “efficiency”. Hierarchy adopt the effective coordination. Programs and funtions are clearly divided to organizational units with minimized overlaping. Postions are
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Resturant. 2. What kind of companies should use the machine bureaucracy form of structure? Uses elaborate work rules‚ considerable numbers of middle-line managers‚ and distinctive line and staff management configurations.” This structure would be best suited for any company that has a product‚ or products‚ that can be mass produced and have defined guidelines for production. When the company Intel first opened its doors the machine bureaucracy form of structure would have been perfect. It had one product
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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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