Details Title: Exam 2 Pirkle Description: ch 6 Total Flash Cards: 38 Created: 03/22/2009 08:17:28		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Management Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term organization structure and design Definition set of elements taht can be used to configure an organization   this introduces and describes these elements:  job specializtion, departmentalization, reporting relationships, distribution of authority, and coordination Term job specialization Definition degree to which the overall task of the organiztion is broken down and divided into smaller component parts     Term job rotation Definition alternative to job specialization that involves systematically moving employees from one job to another Term job enlargement Definition alternative to job specialization that involves giving the employee more tasks to perform Term job enrichment Definition alternative to job specialization that involves increasing both the number of tasks the worker does and the control the worker has over the job Term job characteristics approach Definition alternative to job specialization that suggests that jobs should be diagnosed and improved along five core dimensions, taking into account both the work system and employee preferences Term work team Definition alternative to job specialization that allows an entire group to design the work system it will use to perform  an interrelated set of tasks Term departmentalization Definition process of grouping jobs according to some logical arrangement Term functional departmentalization Definition grouping jobs involving same or similar activities Term product departmentalization Definition grouping activities around products or product groups Term customer departmentalization Definition grouping activities to respond to and interact w/ specific customers or customer groups Term local departmentalization Definition grouping jobs on the basis of defined geographic  sites or areas Term chain of command Definition a clear and distinct line of authority among the positions in an organization Term span of management Definition number of people who report to a particular manager Term authority Definition power that has been legitimized by the organization Term delegation Definition process by which a manager assigns a portion of his or her total workload to others Term decentralization Definition process of systematically delegating power and authority throughout the organziation to middle and lower-level managers Term centralization Definition process of systematically retaining power and authority in the hands of higher-level managers Term coordination Definition process of linking the activities of the various departments of the organization Term pooled interdependence Definition when units operate w/ little interaction, their output is simply pooled   lowest level or interdependence   ex: Gap Term sequential interdependence Definition when the output of one unit becomes the input for another in sequential fashion   ex: Nissian, assembly line..plant.. Term reciprocal interdependence Definition when activies flow both ways between units   ex: hotel business Term bureaucracy Definition model of organization design based on legitimate and formal system of authority     5 characteristics p. 169 Term situational view of organization Definition situational factors play a role determining the best organization design for any particular circumstance     includes:  technology, environment, size and organizational life cycle Term technology Definition conversion of processes used to transform inputs into outputs Term mechanistic organization Definition similar to bureaucratic model, most frequently found in stable environments Term organic organiation Definition very flexible and informal model or organiztion design, most often found in unstable and unpredictable environments     Term differentiation Definition extent to which the organization is broken down into subunits Term integration Definition degree to which the various subunits must work together in a coordinated fashion Term organizational size Definition total number of full-time or full-time equivalent employees Term organizational life cycle Definition progression through which orgainzations evolve as they grow and mature     marketing* Term functional (U-form) design Definition an arrangement based on the functional approach to deparmentalization Term conglomerate (H-form) design Definition used by an organization made up of a set of unrelated businesses Term matrix design Definition based on two overlapping bases of departmentalization Term team organization Definition an approach to organization design that relies most exclusively on project-type teams with little or no underlying functional heirarchy Term virtual organization Definition one that has little or no formal structure Term learning organization Definition one that works to faciliate the lifelong learning and personal development of all of its employees while continually transforming itself to resond to changing demands and needs Term Definition