CHAPTER 9 Flashcards
A statement of a corporation’s programs in terms of money required
budget
A structure composed of cells (self-managing teams, autonomous business units, etc.) that can operate alone but can interact with other cells to produce a more potent and competent business mechanism.
Cellular/modular organization structure
A structure that allows a multinational corporation to tailor
products to regional differences and to achieve regional coordination
geographic-area structure
The design of individual tasks in an attempt to make them more relevant to the company and more motivating to the employee.
job design
A chart that compares target practices (new programs) with existing practices (current activities)
matrix of change
A structure in which functional and product forms are combined simultaneously at the same level of the organization
matrix structure
A company that has significant assets and activities in multiple countries
multinational corporation (MNC)
An organization (virtual organization) that outsources most of its business functions.
network structure
How organizations grow, develop, and eventually decline
organizational life cycle
A list of sequential steps that describe in detail how a particular task or job is to be done.
procedure
A structure of a multinational corporation that enables the company to introduce and manage a similar line of products around the world.
product-group structure
A statement of the activities or steps needed to accomplish a single-use plan in strategy implementation
program
The radical redesign of business processes to achieve major gains in cost, service, or time.
reengineering
A statistically-based program developed to identify and improve a poorly performing process.
Six Sigma
A pattern of structural development that corporations follow as they grow and expand.
stages of corporate development
