ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES & PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF RAILWAYS Based on European railway reform experiences and applied to Israel Railways J. W. Wolff September 2011 Organizational Structures & Performance Evaluation of Railways Based on European railway reform experiences and applied to Israel Railways Master Thesis September 2011 Jeroen W. Wolff Thesis Committee: Prof. Dr.-Ing. I.A. Hansen (TU Delft‚ Faculty CiTG) dr. W.W. Veeneman (TU Delft‚ Faculty TPM) ir. P.B.L. Wiggenraad
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Kindley‚ M. (2001) What is Organizational Capital? – Interview to Erik Brynjolfsson – CIO Insight The recent bursting of the internet bubble‚ together with its unsustainable and sometimes bizarre business models‚ has resurrected the debate on the degree to which IT investments contribute to productivity growth. While economist Erik Brynjolfsson is a firm believer in the long-term contribution of technology to productivity growth‚ he also believes the answer isn’t as easy as buying a few computers
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Restructuring the organizational structure at Kimberly-Clark In 2003‚Kimberly-Clark the maker of paper products including Kleenex‚ Haggis ‚ and Depends‚ announced it was creating a radical new structure to shore up parts of its business that were performing poorly by restructuring its product into three categories .The categories were” grow‚” “sustain‚” and “fix”-somewhat unconventional categories. They weren’t devised based on product type‚ customers‚ or the geographic location is which Kimberly-Clark
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References: Ancona‚ D.‚ Kochan‚ T. A.‚ Scully‚ M.‚ Van Maanen‚ J.‚ & Westney‚ D. E. (2009). Managing for the future: Organizational behavior & processes (Third ed.) (J. W. Calhoun‚ M. P. Roche‚ J. Szilagyi‚ J. O ’Neill‚ & E. Gross‚ Eds.). Mason‚ OH: South-Western Cengage Learning. Snell‚ S.‚ & Bohlander‚ G. (2013). Managing human resources (J. W. Calhoun‚ M. Rhoades
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Lesson 9 a) The organizational structure of Bit o’ Fizz is a functional structure that consists of each employees interacting with those in their department. The company’s president‚ R. Simpson believes that the only time employees need to interact with each other is during formal meetings. The organizational structure is appropriate for this firm because each position has a specific task they need to fulfill. Using a functional structure keeps a company organized by having skills focussed on specific
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The Role of the Organizational Structure An organizational structure can be either flat or tall‚ depending on the number of employees in the company. Flat structures are best for very small companies‚ as they usually have only one person responsible for each functional area‚ like marketing. Small companies can also have tall organizations‚ which are typically organized by functional area‚ specific products or a combination of the two‚ called a matrix organization. There are several key roles for
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Benefits & Disadvantages of a Functional Organizational Structure The functional organizational structure groups employees according to broad business activities‚ resulting in departments such as finance‚ marketing and production. These departments might be further divided‚ depending on a company’s size and needs. Departmental managers supervise a wide base of employees below them. These managers are in turn supervised by more-powerful managers‚ who answer to one powerful boss‚ perhaps a CEO
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Organizational Structure of MSD St. Louis Natasa Margraf-White MGT/230 September 1‚ 2014 Cedrina Charbonnet Organizational Structure of MSD St. Louis The structure of an organization is the foundation for which the functionality of a company is based. It establishes a chain of command‚ indicating the different levels of responsibility in regards to the hierarchy of the company‚ the delegation of duties and the decision making process that is utilized. For business large
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differences. A well-designed organizational structure would help Morgan Stanley to be more efficient and to avoid interpersonal problems in the workplace. This report is a brief introduction and analysis of Morgan Stanley H.K.’s organizational structure. In the report‚ we present the organizational structure used in Morgan Stanley Hong Kong‚ and we analyze how this structure helps the company to avoid some individual behaviors that may harm the company. Ⅱ.Organizational Structure of Morgan Stanley Morgan
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CHAPTER 15: FOUNDATION OF ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE What Is Organizational Structure? Organizational Structure Defines how job tasks are formally divided‚ grouped‚ and coordinated. There are six key elements that managers need to address when they design their org.’s structure. Key Elements: 1.Work specialization 2.Departmentalization 3.Chain of command 4.Span of control 5.Centralization and decentralization 6.Formalization Work Specialization The degree to which tasks in the organization
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