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| Authority to initiate, approve, implement and control decisions necessary to plan and run the business. |
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| Ordered tasks to complete key business objectives. |
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| Formal Reporting Relationships |
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| Structure set up to coordinate organizational units. |
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| Mechanism, such as ad hoc groups, to coordinate and transfer information outside formal reporting relationships. |
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| The span of culture: local, national, regional, etc. |
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| What are the four major organizational designs? |
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Hierarchical
Flat
Matrix
Networked |
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| What is a big advantage to Hierarchical organizational design? |
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| Knowing exactly who you work for. |
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| What is a big disadvantage to Hierarchical organizational design? |
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| There are limits to how many employees each manager can look over at one time. |
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| What is a Flat Organizational Structure Like (Horizontal)? |
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| It is like a hierarchy with less levels/ranks, that feel more decentralized with a less defined chain of command. |
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| How do orders and information move through hierarchical organizations? |
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| Orders go down and information goes up. |
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| What is Matrix Organization Like? |
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| Having multiple supervisors and having workers work in small teams. |
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| What is Network Organization Like? |
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| IS replaces hierarchical controls, in this weird flat/hierarchy hybrid. |
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| Emerging Organizational Forms are like what? |
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| Flexible, agile, responsive configurations. |
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| What are the uses of social networks? |
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Finding experts
Getting to know colleagues
Seeing who has relevant experience for projects across functions and geography. |
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| IT Management Functions Include: |
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Monitor
Evaluate
Provide Feedback
Compensate & Reward
Control Processes |
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| Control Processes make it easier to do what? |
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Collect Data
Analyze
Communicate Results |
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| Shared set of values and belief. |
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| The more connected a group is, the easier it is to develop what? |
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| Most visible layer of culture |
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| Values reflected in actual behavior, sometimes inconsistent with espoused values. |
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| Deepest un-observable layer of culture. |
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| Culture is not guaranteed to be what? |
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| Universal through a company |
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