rahul DYNACORP CASE STUDY UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSSETTS BOSTON Introduction Dyna corporation‚ also famously recognized as Dynacorp‚ is a global information systems and communication company. Historically considered an industry leader‚ Dynacorp had a faithful clientele comprising tech-savvy consumers. However‚ since the 90s’ it found itself slowing down due to inefficiencies generated due to time lags caused by manufacturing and engineering departments. To address
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THE CASE OF DYNACORP The Dyna Corporation (Dynacorp) operates global information and communication systems. Dynacorp became the industry leader in 1960’s and 1970’s by producing the technological innovations. Dynacorp was known as a company whose products were innovative and high-quality. That’s why‚ Dynacorp grew rapidly and spreaded to international markets in that period. In 1990’s‚ the industry and market changed‚ Dynacorp couldn’t recognize the changes in the market and handle the high-costs
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SAMPLE ANALYSIS OF DYNACORP CASE The strategic design lens assumes organizations are deliberate‚ goal-achieving entities (Ancona‚ Kochan‚ Scully‚ Van Maanen‚ & Westney‚ 2005: M-2‚ 10). In this view‚ managers can achieve organizational goals by understanding the fundamentals of design and fitting design to strategy‚ as well as to the larger organizational environment (Ancona et al.‚ 2005: M-2‚ 12). In this paper‚ I discuss the five major elements of strategy – environmental fit‚ strategic intent
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Analysis of the Dynacorp Case The political lens looks at an organization from the perspective of "how power and influence are distributed and wielded‚ how multiple stakeholders express their different preferences and get involved in or excluded from decisions‚ and how conflicts can be resolved" (Ancona‚ Kochan‚ Scully‚ Van Maanen and Westney M2-10) . It is an arena for competition and conflict among individuals‚ groups and other organizations whose interests and goals differ dramatically. The
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DYNACORP CASE ANALYSIS The political lens sees an organization as “an arena for competition and conflict among individuals‚ groups‚ and other organizations whose interest and goals differ and even clash dramatically” (Ancona‚ Kochan‚ Scully‚ Van Maanen‚ & Westney‚ 2005: M-2‚ 33). It assumes that “In the political perspective‚ the roots of conflict lie in different and competing interests‚ and disagreements require political action‚ including negotiation‚ coalition building‚ and the exercise
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Analysis of the Dynacorp Case through political lens Dynacorp is a worldwide information systems and communications business. In 1990 the company started to have fewer earnings than in the past‚ so the CEO tried to change the design of the company to run better. In this paper‚ I analyze this organization though the political lenses to better understand how changing the structure can help improve revenue and quality. As discussed in the book‚ the political lens sees the organization in terms of conflicts
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Class: MBA 602 Organizational Behavior and Management From: Chitra Arivalagan (770099290) To: Dr. Maria Nathan Writing Assignment-1 Strategic Design at Dynacorp 1. If you were on the Dynacorp task force‚ what would be your first choice for an alternative design? What would be your second choice?. Answer: If I am on the Dynacorp task force‚ my first choice for an alternative design would be front /back structure of strategic design. This structure divides the organization into two
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Dynacorp: Case Analysis MGT 636-52 February 3‚ 2012 Dynacorp: Case Analysis Introduction Dynacorp‚ officially The Dyna Corporation‚ is a major global information systems and communications company. It was originated as an office equipment company and moved in the 1960s and 1970s into high-technology applications. In the 1980s the company became an industry leader by being the first to provide innovative and high quality products. The demand for products was so high that customers were
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you were on the Dynacorp task force‚ what would be your first choice for an alternative design? what would be your second choice? 2) Which of the problems of the current design would your chosen design address? what problems (if any) would it not address? Are there any new problems to which it might lead? 3) What linking and alignment mechanisms would you propose to make the “grouping” of your first choice design more effective? Organizational Behavior - Culture Lens Dynacorp Case Problems
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influences divided Cultural-how history has shaped the assumptions and meaning of people Dynacorp- always had a functional structure but now experiencing prblm -strategic design perspective on organization Strategic grouping‚ linking‚ and alignment After reading the Strategic Lens and the Dynacorp case‚ please come to class prepared to discuss the following questions: 1. If you were on the Dynacorp task force‚ what would be your first choice for an alternative design? What would be your
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