strategies in single-industry firms in order to achieve a competitive advantage and superior performance. First‚ the main elements of strategy implementation—structure‚ control systems‚ and culture—are analyzed in detail‚ focusing on the way they work together to create an organizing framework. Then the chapter turns to the topic of using structure‚ control‚ and culture at the functional level to build distinctive competencies. After that‚ the chapter addresses the challenges of implementing the generic
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c03.qxd 1/21/09 11:30 AM Page 91 3 Organizational Structures Management Case Studies‚ Related Case Studies (from Kerzner/Project 3rd Edition) • • • • • • Quasar Communications‚ Inc. Jones and Shephard Accountants‚ Inc.* Fargo Foods Mohawk National Bank Workbook and PMP ®/CAPM ® Exam Study Guide‚ 10th Edition) • The Struggle with • Implementation • Multiple Choice Exam Related Workbook Exercises (from Kerzner/Project Management PMBOK® Guide‚ 4th Edition‚ Reference
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conscientiousness D) emotional stability E) intellect Answer: D 3. You describe a structure that is flat‚ has little formalization‚ and is fast‚ flexible‚ and inexpensive to maintain. You are describing the ________. A) matrix structure B) simple structure C) bureaucracy D) team structure E) organizational pyramid Answer: B 4. Which one of the following is consistent with a simple structure? A) high centralization B) high horizontal differentiation C) high employee discretion
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i000900027 Organizational Theory Dr. Begg Historical Development of Organizational Structures “Organizing is the art of achieving extraordinary things with ordinary people” Definition of organizations has changed during history along with different components involved in an organization which have developed. When business leaders and managers set the objectives and goals of the organization‚ the next step would be to design an organizational structure to get the proper and suitable strategies
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the flow of information (both formal and informal) within the company. Four organizational structures are the most common to all organizations‚ namely: hierarchical‚ flat‚ matrix and networked. The hierarchical structure comprises of a top level management and keeps getting segmented to different levels depending on the work that has to be done. The decision making is done by the topmost level management in the structure while the lower level work force follows the rules made by their seniors. The
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through stock market speculation. Rich and Keeling tried to increase the company’s shares rather than to profit the company (Cook‚ 2001). Initially‚ One.Tel used to develop the culture of strong teamwork and togetherness. There was no hierarchy in the structure of the company. However‚ the dissonance of its culture and system is the main factor that led to One Tel decline. One.Tel failure had been indicated since there was a sharp fall in its share price in 1999 (Cook‚ 2001). In 2001‚ OneTel had no cash
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1. What organizational structure do you believe is being used to produce Detroit Electric vehicles? Detroit Electric concentrates theirs efforts on research and development of the motor‚ vehicle design‚ marketing and distribution. The company does not produce cars; the actual manufacturing of cars is outsourced. From the case I conclude that technology design is the core business of Detroit Electric. Technology changes rapidly and therefore Detroit Electric has to be flexible in conditions of change
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Organizational Structure Paper: Bank of America MGT/230 University of Phoenix Emerging of Bank of America Bank of America is one of the largest financial institutions not only within the U.S. but around the world as well. Its beginning rooted from a small bank called Bank of Italy that was established by Amadeo Peter Giannini and his son in San Francisco‚ California in 1904 (Bank of America Heritage.‚ 2012). At the time of establishment
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Executive summary The organizational structure of the current company was found to be a flat hierarchy with the departmentalization by function. New proposed structure is advised to be matrix with the functional and service divisions. Contingency models were used by: Joan Woodward‚ James David Thompson‚ Charles Perrow and Burns and Stalker. Models have explained the influence of the situational variables of task‚ technology and size on the creation of the new organizational structure. 1. Introduction
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Zeyad Maasarani‚ Kim Tarabetz One can be easily fooled into believing that W.L Gore & Associates has “no organizational structure” (Townsend‚ 2000‚ p.3) as D. Reid Townsend stated in his case titled “W.L. Gore & Associates” (2000)‚ but this is simply not the case. In “Note on Organization Structure” by Nitin Nohria (1995) an organization’s structure is defined as “the pattern of organizational roles‚ relationships and procedures that enable such coordinated action by its members.” If assessed from
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