approach to decision-making Page 4 Environmental uncertainty for Kongstrup Page 5 New organizational structure Kongstrup Question 1: The challenges facing Kongstrup after the collapse of the alliance with MB Kongstrup Machine Factory was established in 1894. The company’s activities are the development‚ production and sales of agricultural machinery. In 1986 they merger with a company calls Multos Biancos . Multos Biancos went to China at the end of 2008 and had considerable
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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 Theory and Design Case Study Analysis Rondell Data Corporation Case Analysis Abstract: The analysis of Rondell Data Corporation situation and discrepancies that were experienced throughout the company life cycle will help understanding the theory and design of organizations . By exploring the background of the problem‚ organization ’s functioning‚ the impact of organizational culture on the strategy and success of the company and problem identification‚ recommendations
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Introduction Buchanan‚ D. and Huczynski‚ A. 2010‚ Organizational culture is the behavior of individuals who are associated to any company or organization. Culture comprises the organization principles‚ visions‚ customs‚ systems‚ codes‚ philosophy‚ and behaviours. In addition the model of such joint behaviors and supposition that are trained to latest organizational associates as a means of observing‚ and even thinking and sentiments. Organizational culture has an effect on the means people and groups
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Chapter 7. Organizational Structure and Change Figure 7.1. The structures of organizations vary and influence the ease or challenge of organizational performance and change. W H A T ’ S I N I T F O R M E ? Reading this chapter will help you do the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. Define organizational structure and its basic elements. Describe matrix‚ boundaryless‚ and learning organizations. Describe why and how organizations change. Understand reasons why people resist change‚ and strategies
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ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE MBA 640: Organizational Behavior Nicholaus R. McNeal April 26‚ 2011 INTRODUCTION Organizational behavior is vital to the success of any organization. When the organization’s behavior is not effective‚ there is a chance the company will suffer. This paper will evaluate the organizational structure of Federal Express‚ in particular FedEx Express (FedEx‚ 2011). ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE (FORMATION AND EFFECTS) FedEx has acquired a reputation for possessing a strong
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ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE & DESIGN Introduction; The mechanics of how people organize themselves when in groups has been a topic of great interests to theorists and practitioners alike. The theorists can be placed into two groups: One group approaching the study of organizational structure from sociological view point e.g Weber(1947)‚Morgan while the others taking managerial perspective e.g. Mintzberg‚ Pugh and Handy. The paper is intended to discuss organizational structure with bias to management
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Japan‚ India and South Korea and to become the world’s number one company. Dell Strategic approach towards their business is to build manufacturing then mass customisation and become partners with suppliers. This will cut a lot of costs for the company .Through this particular strategy the company is able to cut out the middlemen and order just in time inventories‚ direct sales and market segmentation. Communication between the company and the suppliers intended data and information was shared amongst
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manufacture i.e Komatsu‚ Kubota‚ and Hitachi‚ threatened its position. Caterpillar’s functional approach was outdated‚ and structural changes were needed to remain globally competitive. To this end Caterpillar quickly moved to change its organizational structure. The prime mover of this restructuring was Donald V. Fites‚ who become chairman of caterpillar by 1990. The Chairman Donald V. Fites‚ noticed while at Japan that Japanese manufacture success resulted from the combination of updated manufacturing
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Kudler Fine Foods Reorganization Every organization must deal with various aspects of organizational behavior such as job satisfaction as in Kudler Fine Foods. There are various ways to measure job satisfaction to assist in gauging how positive an employee feels toward his job. Some of these various ways include employee surveys‚ measuring employee absenteeism‚ exit interviews‚ retention statistics among many others. The following will discuss how managers can effectively can these various
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