chapter 11 Flashcards
team structure
one in which the entire organization is made up of work teams that do the organization’s work
matrix structure
assigns specialists different functional departments to work on projects being led by a project manager
project structure
employees continuously work on projects
boundaryless organization
organization defined by or limited to the horizontal , vertical or external boundaries imposed by a predefined structure
virtual organization
consists of a small core of full time employees and outside specialists temporarily hired as needed to work on projects.
network organization
uses its own employees to do some work activities and networks of outside suppliers
learning organization
organization that has developed the capacity to continuously learn, adapt, and change.
task force
team formed to tackle a specific short term problem.
communities of practice
groups of people who deepen their knowledge in edge and expertise in that area by interacting on an ongoing basis
open innovation
opening up the search ideas beyond the organization’s boundaries
strategic partnerships
collaborating relationships between two or more organizations
telecommuting
a work arrangement in which employees work at home and are linked by computer
compressed work week
a workweek where employers work longer hours per day but fewer days per week
flextime
a system where employees re required to work a specific number of hours a week
contingent workers
temporary workers whose employment is contingent on demand for their services
what are the 6 contemporary organizational designs?
- team structure
- matrix structure
- project structure
- virtual organization
- network organization
- learning organization
virtual organization?
consists of a small core of full-time employees and outside specialists temporarily hired as need to work on projects
learning organization has 4 structural characteristics
- emphasis on sharing information
- collaborating on work activities
- minimal structure and physical barriers
- empowered work teams
an organization collaboration can be? two things
internal or external
internal collaboration includes 3 options?
- cross functional teams
- task forces
- communities of practice
external collaborative options include 2 options?
- open innovation
2. strategic partnership
cross functional team?
work team composed of individuals from various function specialties
task force? aka ad hoc committee
aka ad hoc committee: is a temporary committee or team formed to take a short term problem that affects numerous departments
communities of practice?
groups of people who share a concern, set of problems, or passion about a topic and who deepen their knowledge and expertise in that area by interacting on an ongoing basis
open innovation?
expands the search for news ideas beyond the organizations boundaries and allows innovations to easily transfer inward and outward
strategic partnerships
collaborative relationships between two or more organizations in which they combine resources and capabilities for some business purpose
flexible work arrangements five organizations what?
flexibility to deploy employees when and where they are needed
what are the structural options of flexible work arrangements?
- telecommuting
- compressed workweeks
- flextime
- job sharing
job sharing?
when two or more people split a full-time job
what are the 5 organizing issues associated with a contingent workforce?
- classifying who actually qualifies as an independent contractor
- setting up a process for recruiting
- screening
- placing the works
- having a method in place for establishing goals, schedules, deadlines, and for monitoring work performance
two main organizational design challenges in today’s society include?
- keeping employees connected
2. managing global structural issues
matrix structure does what cool thing and what is it?
creates a dual chain of command
def: in matrix organization they have two managers; their functional area manager and their product or project manager
two types of boundaries in organizations?
internal and external
internal boundaries?
horizontal ones imposed by work specialization and departmentalization and the vertical ones that separate employees into organizational levels and hierarchies
external boundaries?
boundaries separating the organization from its customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders
to minimize or eliminate these internal and external boundaries, managers might use what two things?
virtual or network structural designs
