Fundamentals of Strategy Implementation

Question 1

What are the key drivers of Organisational Design in Modern Corporations?

Answer 1

1. Technological and Economical
2. legal
3. organizational innovations

Question 2

Explain Mechanistic Organisational Design

Answer 2

Rigid, highly specialised, rules and directives vertically imposed, loyalty is to immediate superior and environment is stable with low technological uncertainty.

Question 3

Explain Organic Organisational Design

Answer 3

Task definition is flexible and broadly designed, mutual adjustment and common culture, knowledge is dispersed, loyalty is to the organisation and its goals.

Question 4

What are the two types of Hierarchy coordination

Answer 4

1. self organising teams that result in 10 interactions

2. Hierarchy that results in 4 interactions