There are six elements in an organizational design‚ or the formal process in which we integrate the information‚ people and technology of an organization. The first design is work specialization‚ or the dividing of work activities into separate job tasks. This can also be referred to as the division of labor examples can be found in companies such as Ford‚ Dell‚ Apple‚ Acura and many others where the count on factories to make a product. The second design is chain of command‚ which is‚ the line of
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Case Study: The Woody Manufacturing Company OBJECTIVE: To apply the concepts learned about structure and agility at the individual‚ group‚ and organizational levels in designing the Woody Manufacturing Company. TEAM ASSIGNMENT: Get together with your team and develop a proposal for Mr.Woody that‚ if followed‚ would help him fulfill his vision. Designing a New Furniture Company Mr. Woody‚ the owner/operator of a small furniture company specializing in the manufacture of high-quality bar stools
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CHAPTER 1: ORGANIZATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Explain why organizations exist and the purposes they serve. 2. Describe the relationship between organizational theory and organizational design and change‚ and differentiate between organizational structure and culture. 3. Understand how managers can utilize the principles of organizational theory to design and change their organizations to increase organizational effectiveness. 4. Identify the three principal
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Review Questions Chapter I 1. Why do we study ethics? Morality or ethics is one of the main subjects of philosophy‚ which focuses on the morality of human society. Delineate what is right and what is wrong. If it is easy to explain what ethics means to be separated from the good from the bad‚ why we should learn about ethics because learning ethical action is right or wrong according to society‚ culture and traditions of happiness? 2. Why should we be concerned about doing “the right thing”
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Review Questions Chapter 2: What is a business case? How does a business case affect an IT project? A business plan that forecasts costs and revenues for a particular project over several years‚ especially to attract financing. It affects because it would say whether the IT project is good enough to go or should it be abandoned. So for any company can save money. What is a SWOT analysis and why is it important? A SWOT analysis is to study any factor affecting any company and
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Chapter 10 Review Questions 1. A market is customers who have the power to purchase. Without marketing research‚ an entrepreneur would have no idea what type of business venture to take on. 2. (1) Defining the purpose and objectives of the research- meaning that you will need to explain the informational requirements of the decision to be made accurately. (2) Gathering secondary data- involves using data that is already compiled. There are two forms‚ internal and external. (3) Gathering primary data-
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Organizational Design and Organizational Structure 1. Organizational Design - management decisions and actions that result in a specific organization structure. Four Design Decisions 1. Division of Labor – process of dividing work into relatively specialized jobs to achieve advantages of specialization. Division of labor in organization can occur in three different ways: a. Work can be divided into different personal specialties. b. Work can be divided into different activities necessitated
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Chapter 1 Review Questions The financial statements most frequently provided include all of the following except the: statement of retained earnings An effective process of capital allocation is critical to a healthy economy‚ which: promotes productivity‚ encourages innovation‚ provides an efficient and liquid market for buying and selling securities Challenges facing financial accounting include all of the following except: financial measurements All of the following are objectives of
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REVIEW QUESTION CHAPTER 7 1. Describe the trend that views software as a service rather than a product. What effect has this trend had on software acquisition options? Web-Based software trends have rocketed Application Service Providers (ASP)‚ and firms offering Internet Business Services (IBS) to a prominence in the software industry that believes in software as a service instead of a product. With the popularity and advantages of the Internet‚ companies are viewing this trend as an option
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Chapter 6 Review Questions 1. What are the necessary hardware components of a POS system? What are the varieties of each component? The necessary hardware components of a POS system are POS order entry units & POS printers. The varieties of each component are: POS order entry units: Keyboards & monitors Touchscreen terminals Handheld terminals POS printers: Guest check printers Receipt printers Workstation units Journal printers 2. How do preset keys differ from PLU keys? Preset keys are part of
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