Organizational Design and Structure: Apple’s Structure Ciara Smith MGM 255‚ Colorado Technical University Introduction: In this paper I will discuss the six key elements of an organization’s structure as well as identify and diagram 1 organizational structure that can be applied to Apple. I will also‚ analyze 1 strategy that seems to be working well for Apple and 1 that needs improvement. Additionally‚ I will discuss how the organizational structure will help reinforce what is working well
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up of groups of people‚ it is not had to believe that not all organizations are alike. Henry Mintzberg explains five distinct organizational structures one should consider when determining coordination of an organization; simple structure‚ machine bureaucracy‚ professional bureaucracy‚ divisionalized form‚ and adhocracy. (Mintzberg‚ 1981) pg. 103. Simple structure as Mintzberg points out is‚ “not much more than one large unit consisting of one or a few top managers.” (Mintzberg‚ 1981) pg. 105
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A Centralized Structure Transforms Home Depot 1. In what ways can (a) decentralizing and (b) centralizing authority help an organization like Home Depot to improve its performance? From 2000 to 2007‚ Robert Nardelli‚ a former senior executive at GE (General Electric)‚ served as CEO of Home Depot. Almost immediately‚ he transformed Home Depot’s logistics and leadership structure from decentralized to centralized. It was one way to respond to the pressures of competition from the Internet
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Organizational Structure Presentation Communication Methods Organizational Structure Presentation Communication Methods Tina L Hendley Hcs/325 Kelli Reid November 17‚ 2014 Organizational Structure Presentation Communication Methods As the manager of Lakeview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center‚ we are now going to propose a new addition to our facility‚ we would like to propose a new addition of long term care services as well as the short term care services that we are providing
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Organizational Structure Presentation HCS 325 August 6‚ 2012 Organizational Structure Presentation We have come together as a team to work on and complete the Organizational Structure Presentation due in Week Five. It has not been easy‚ but we have adopted a “get-it-done” attitude‚ and have overcome some challenges along the way. We could have done some things differently‚ such as creating another plan. But we managed to have worked it through for the best. What worked well for us was taking
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Estiala‚ Jessa Catherine S. MGT142 1. How would you characterize Gore’s organizational structure using terms that you have learned? For example‚ is it mechanistic or organic? How might this influence Gore’s strategy? Gore’s organizational structure is more likely a flat organization where almost everyone is equal and there’s a low power distance. Gore wants a decentralized organization where everyone can make decisions by themselves. The formalization used by Gore is the organic model. This influences
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Ronald Ray contracted the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) after receiving a blood transfusion from the American National Red Cross in July 1984. Ronald Ray and his wife‚ Janet Ray sued the American National Red Cross to recover the losses incurred as a result of Ronald Ray’s acquirement of the virus that causes AIDS. The Ray’s blamed the American National Red Cross for the acquirement of HIV‚ claiming that the organization was negligent in failing to take adequate measures to ensure that persons
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Small Business Examination Paper Saad Azab LDR/531 November 21‚ 2001 University of Phoenix Small Business Examination Paper Located in the city of Ripon‚ Wisconsin‚ I have opted to discover the organizational structure of Fat Bruce ’s Bakery and Eating Kitchen. This small business restaurant is located in the heart of the city and is locally owned by Bruce Campbell and his wife‚ Sandra. Bruce is the executive chef‚ and has more than 20 years of food service management experience‚
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The Walt Disney Company’s Organizational Structure Organizational structure The Walt Disney Company’s organizational structure looks most like a horizontal structure. Horizontal structure is based on departmentalization or subdividing the organization into subunits (Bateman & Snell‚ 2011). The Disney Company has five business segments: interactive media‚ studio entertainment‚ consumer products‚ parks and resorts‚ and media networks. These departments are grouped by product which is a great
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Abstract Societal structures shape and tie individual to the organization. It exemplified actions‚ beliefs‚ and characters of human beings in an effective organized behavior. For the Hutterites‚ the configuration allowed continuous maintenance of their current lifestyle through strong foundation of faith with little influence of the outside world. Origin of human language has been a topic of many discussions with no clear agreement‚ with different propositions regarding brain size and religion
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