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formally dictates how jobs and tasks are divided and coordinated between individuals and groups within the company.
is a drawing that represents every job in the organization and the formal reporting relationships between those jobs.
the degree to which tasks in an organization are divided into separate jobs
answers the question of “who reports to whom?” and signifies formal authority relationships
represents how many employees each manager in the organization has responsibility for
refers to where decisions are formally made in organizations
the degree to which rules and procedures are used to standardize behaviors and decisions in an organization
are efficient, rigid, predictable, and standardized organizations that thrive in stable environments.
are flexible, adaptive, outward-focused organizations that thrive in dynamic environments.
is the process of creating, selecting, or changing the structure of an organization.
consists of its customers, competitors, suppliers, distributors, and other factors external to the firm, all of which have an impact on organizational design.
describes an organization’s objectives and goals and how it tries to capitalize on its assets to make money.
is the method by which an organization transforms inputs into outputs.
refers to the total number of employees, and structure.
are perhaps the most common form of organizational design, primarily because there are more small organizations than large ones.
is an organizational form that exhibits many of the facets of the mechanistic organization.
Groups people who hold similar positions, perform a similar set of tasks, or use the same kinds of skills.
bureaucratic organizational forms in which employees are grouped into divisions around products, geographic regions, or clients
group business units around different products that the company produces
based around different locations where the company does business
organizing business around serving a group of customers
a combination of a functional structure and a product structure.
The process of changing an organization’s structure
the shared social knowledge within an organization regarding the rules, norms, and values that shape the attitudes and behaviors of its employees
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are the manifestations of an organization’s culture that employees can easily see or talk about.
can be found throughout an organization, from its corporate logo to the images it places on its Web site to the uniforms its employees wear.
are the organization’s buildings and internal office designs.
reflects the jargon, slang, and slogans used within the walls of an organization.
consist of anecdotes, accounts, legends, and myths that are passed down from cohort to cohort within an organization.
are the daily or weekly planned routines that occur in an organization.
are formal events, generally performed in front of an audience of organizational members.
are the beliefs, philosophies, and norms that a company explicitly states.
are taken-for-granted beliefs and philosophies that are so ingrained that employees simply act on them rather than questioning the validity of their behavior in a given situation.
To learn and internalize the norms and values of the organization
To build common norms and values
To motivate commitment to norms and values
To change or reaffirm norms and values
employees are distant and disconnected from each other
organizations that have cultures in which employees think alike but aren’t friendly to one another
a culture in which all employees are friendly to one another, but everyone thinks differently and does his or her own thing
organizations with friendly employees who all think alike
is a desired end state or outcome that people seek to achieve
is a desired mode or type of behavior.
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is the process of ensuring that a potential employee understands both the positive and negative aspects of the potential job.
has a substantial influence on an organization’s culture and the norms, stories, myths, and legends that develop in a company.
are the moral values and norms that establish the appropriate way for an organization and its members to deal with each other and with those outside the organization.
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