Exam 4 CHP 15 Flashcards
The process of constructing and adjusting an organizations structure to achieve its goals
Organizational design
The linking of departments and jobs within an organization.
Organization structure
The dividing of work in an organization.
Differentiation
Differences among managers in orientation towards particular goals.
Manager’s goal orientation
The difference among managers in different parts of the organization (some problems are immediate than others).
Time orientation
Differences in how various functional departments typically deal with their colleagues.
Interpersonal orientation
Variety in supervisory levels, how much control, rewards for performance
Formality of structure
The process of coordinating the different parts of an organization.
Integration
The degree to which the organization has official rules, regulations, and procedures.
Formalization
The degree to which decisions are made at the top of an organization.
Centralization
The degree to which jobs are narrowly defined and depends on unique expertise.
Specialization
Tools, techniques, and actions used by an organization to transform inputs into outputs.
Technology
Considers the number of exceptions encountered in doing tasks within a job.
Task variability
Examines the type of search procedures followed to find ways to respond to task exceptions.
Problem analyzability
The degree of the interrelatedness of the organization’s various technology elements. James Thompson’s view.
Technological independence
The process of changing inputs into outputs in an organization.
Routineness
Anything outside the boundariesof the organization.
Environment
The part of an organization that is directly relevant to the organization.
Task environment
The amount and rate of change in the organization’s environment.
Environmental uncertainty
Weblike structures contract some or all of their operating functions to other organizations and then coordinate activities.
Network organizations
A temporary network of organizations consisting of independent enterprises.
Virtual organizations
Degree to which work activities are accomplished in a routine fashion.
Standardization
The degree to which many different types of activities occur in an organization.
Complexity
Degree of vertical differentiation across levels of management.
Hierarchy of authority
