synthesised organisational design literature into five ideal organisational forms or configurations that do not exist in the real world‚ but provide consultants and managers a framework to understand and design organisational structures. Mintzberg defined organisational structure as " the sum total of the ways in which it divides its labour into distinct tasks and then achieves coordination among them ". Each configuration contains six components: characteristics 1. operating core : the people directly
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associations‚ for example‚ the NHS have a various leveled structure. This has numerous layers and a long hierarchy of structure from the top to the base layer. In the twentieth century‚ as associations developed‚ progressive associations were prominent. This sort of tall structure guaranteed powerful order of the association due to the thin traverse of control. Rather than a hierarchical structure is a flat authoritative structure. This structure has less layers or some of the time only one layer of
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Tesco is a hierarchical structure because it has a lot of layers and also a lot of people reporting into more than one person before that information get to the boss. A hierarchical structure has many levels. Each level is controlled by one person. A hierarchical company tends to be a very big‚ like Tesco is. A hierarchical business structure would mean that the chain of command looks like a pyramid‚ with a large base of workers‚ who are directly supervised by the smaller level above them‚ who are
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Conclusion V. Sources INTRODUCTION “For seven years the Ford Motor Company sold cars in which it knew hundreds of people would needlessly burn to death.” Mark Dowie‚ Author of Pinto Madness (8) One of the biggest automotive news stories in the latter part of the 1970’s dealt with tales of exploding Ford Pintos and the considerable awards civil court juries were presenting to victims of accidents involving the cars. Ford produced the Pinto automobile from 1971 to 1980. Initially the
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Japanese imports from Toyota and Datsun in May of 1968‚ the Ford Motor Company‚ based upon a recommendation by then vice-president Lee Iacocca‚ decided to introduce a subcompact car and produce it domestically. (Leggett‚ 1999) The Ford Pinto appeared on the market in 1970‚ and sales of the car were good for the first few years. The engineers designed the gas tank to be positioned between the bumper and the rear axle. This design
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structure14 ORGANIZATIONAL design and structure. Chapter Scan. Organizations are structured initially around tasks. As the organization develops‚ the structure of the ... www.swcollege.com/management/nelson-quick/instructor/uob1e/nqimch... Chapter Scan Organizations are structured initially around tasks. As the organization develops‚ the structure of the organization can take on many characteristics. Mintzberg illustrated the basic structures as simple structure‚ machine bureaucracy‚ professional
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Moral Intensity of Ford Pinto Case Magnitude of the Consequences From the perspective of senior managers who made the decision‚ the magnitude of consequences introducing the Ford Pinto to the market is small. To support this point of view‚ Ford vice President firstly cited several statistical evidences. In 1975‚ only 12 of 848 deaths‚ which associated with passenger-car accidents in which fires also occurred‚ involved occupants of Pintos. And in 1976‚ the number of occupant fatalities in fire-associated
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CASE STUDY THE FORD PINTO Q1.What moral issues does the pinto case raise? The moral issues raised in Pinto case are that business should not put a value on human life and avoid known dangers. As ford thought they could get away with a dangerous automobile by paying off those lawsuits from people who were injured and the families of the dead. Ford thought it was more cost effective not to fix the dangerous condition than to spend the money to save people. Q2. Suppose ford officials were asked
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Speech for Henry Ford presentation Chiara Slide 1: When Henry Ford Invented the assembly line he changed the entire factory industry he made an extremely long process into a quick sharp exercise‚ Henry got the idea from one of his workers who in turn go the idea from a pig dis-assembly line‚ the worker saw who each person would do only one job in the chain but by the end of the line each part of the pig had been taken out. The invention of the assembly line was and is still monumental to the
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work closely together‚ communicate more with each other and are better in solving issues. This kind of information exchange makes the matrix organization more flexible and quick in their response to customer needs and market changes. The matrix structure encourages employees and managers to communicate with each other on the same level. This means that team members can make suggestions before managers make decisions. It increases the employee satisfaction and motivation because they feel valuable
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