3 1.5 Limitation 3 Chapter 2- Organization 2.1 History of Ford ’s Company 5-6 2.2 Brands and marques 6-7 2.3 Corporate governance 7-8 2.4 Types of vehicles 8-10 Chapter 3- Case Study Advantages and disadvantages of centralization and decentralization 12-13 Rationale Ford 2000 Program 13 Recentralization 14-16 Luxury car division 17-19 Conclusion 20 References 21 Letter of Transmit 1 December 2010 Chowdhury Golam Hossan‚ PhD Senior Lecturer Business Administration
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When it comes to decentralization‚ there are many pros and cons. Decentralization can be beneficial in the fact that it allows for experts to take control of specific functions of an organization and easily convey information back and forth. It also allows for direct contact and relationships with managers. Decentralization also allows managers to participate in planning. Unfortunately‚ there are disadvantages of decentralization as well. Some managers will find that they have too much work to
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Good communication skills can help a manager successfully delegate responsibility to subordinates. It is a process of good thing that spreads the workload‚ rewards subordinates with decision making power‚ develop subordinates capabilities and allow decision to be made. By practicing delegation process‚ an organization can do achieve their set of goal. Nissan‚ a renowned Japanese automaker is the best example of practicing delegation. From the case study “Too much delegation at Nissan”‚ we have got
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solution of pay- for permormance worrked well in USA but didn´t in Middle East. Centralization versus decentralization The differenece between them is very subtle. It is not true that differenciated activities of the same Company take you away of your core business. Decentralization is not easy for Japanese managers because of the culture but the research shows that centralization and decentralization are potentially reconciliable processes. It is successful for some companies to have
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Organization chart: Organization structure shown visually in the form of a chart. Organizational Design: A process that involves decisions about six key elements : Work specialization‚ Departmentalization‚ Chain of command ‚ Span of control‚ Centralization and decentralization and Formalization. Purpose of Organizing • Dividing work to be done into specific jobs and departments. • Assigning tasks and responsibilities associated with individual jobs • Coordinating diverse organizational tasks. • Clustering
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Report- Buckman Lab Question 1) Six key elements of organizational design: Work Specialization refers to the degree of organization of work is divided into a number of steps to complete the task and different person completes each step. Based on the case‚ Buckman Lab is divided the tasks to different skilled people to finish in the past. Now‚ Buckman Lab is less work specialization in the K‚Neti-knowledge network. Hence‚ Employees are involved in variety roles such as providing information
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What is an Organization? by Sumitava Mukherjee “An Organization is a system of consciously coordinated activities or efforts of two or more persons”.- Chester Barnard‚ Management Consultant. This definition of Barnard implies formal planning‚ division of labor and leadership. Organizations can also be thought as “social entities that are goal directed‚ deliberately structured activity systems with a permeable boundary” according to Bedeian and Zamnuto. There are a couple of things to be noted. If
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Espirit De Corps & 14 Principles of Management By Henry Fayol Espirit De Corps In order to achieve the best possible results‚ individual and group efforts are to be effectively integrated and coordinated. Production is a team work for which the whole-hearted support and co-operation of the members at all levels is required. Everyone should sacrifice his personal interest and contribute his best energies to achieve the best results. It refers to the spirit of loyalty‚ faithfulness on the part
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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 are subdivided into separate jobs. Division of labor: Makes efficient use of employee skills Increases employee skills through repetition Less
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Organizational Structure? Structure? Organizational Structure – How job tasks are formally divided‚ grouped‚ and coordinated – Key Elements: 1. Work specialization 2. Departmentalization 3. Chain of command 4. Span of control 5. Centralization and decentralization 6. Formalization 1. 1. Work Work Specialization Specialization The degree to which tasks in the organization are subdivided into separate jobs Division of Labor – – – – – Makes efficient use of employee skills Increases employee
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