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| the process of arranging people and resources to work toward a common purpose |
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| a system of tasks, reporting relationships and communication linkages |
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| is the official structure of the organization |
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| is the set of unofficial relationships among an organization's members |
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| this type of structure groups people with similar skills who perform similar tasks |
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| a lack of communication and coordination across functions |
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| the functional chimneys problem in a functional structure is |
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| this structure type groups people who work on the same product, work with similar customers or work in the same area or process |
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| combines functional and divisional approaches to emphasize project or program teams |
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| permanent and temporary cross-functional teams to improve lateral relations |
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| consists of a central business core that works with networks of outside suppliers and service contractors |
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| eliminates internal boundaries among parts and external boundaries with the external environment |
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| boundaryless organization |
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| is a shifting networks of strategic alliances that are engaged as needed |
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- span of control
- a manager supervises many people
- a manager supervises few people
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- the number of subordinates reporting directly to a manager
- when this is wide?
- when this is narrow?
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| the process of distributing and entrusting work to other people |
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| the concentration of authority for most decisions at the top level of an organization |
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| the dispersion of authority to make decisions throughout an organization |
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- functional structures
- divisional structures
- matrix structure
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| what are the traditional organization structures? |
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- more horizontal and less vertical
- more team structures and cross-functional teams
- adopting network structures that cluss around a core
- boundaryless organizations
- virtual organizations
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| what are the new developments in organization structure? |
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