Lecture 3 Flashcards

Question

a circular or Holacracy organization structure

Answer 1

A circular organization chart that looks like concentric circles with company leadership in the center circle. Instead of information flowing down to the next “level,” information flows out to the next ring of management

Answer 2

clear chain of command with a small group of leaders at the top—or in the center, in the case of a circular structure—and each subsequent tier has less authority and responsibility. Functional, product-based, market-based and geographical organizational structures are vertical structures.

Answer 3

A person may report to more than one person and there may be cross department responsibilities and decision-making authority. The matrix organizational structure is an example of a flat structure

Answer 4

An auto insurance company may change its claims adjustment process to speed up reimbursement to customers. Rather than using 25 employees who take 14 days to process a claim, the company may create a claims adjustment team that works closely with the customer to take care of all the paperwork within three days. Johnson & Johnson, a manufacturer of health care products, is organized into more than 250 operating companies that are located in 60 countries. Each operating company behaves like a minibusiness that is responsible for generating profits for the overall company, and employees within each unit feel as if they are working for a small company. The flat organization structure has fostered an entrepreneurial culture that has enabled Johnson & Johnson to innovate

Answer 5

Centralized decision making (top-down approach to management and leadership). Rigid boundaries separate the functional units from one another. * Employees are hired to do one job and specialize in that job.

Answer 6

A functional division of labor. Thus, production employees are grouped in one division, marketing employees in another, engineering employees in a third etc. * At a bureaucratic auto parts company, for instance, automotive engineers would develop plans for a new part and then deliver its specifications to the production workers.

Answer 7

Let the companies share talented employees, intellectual property (such as a manufacturing process), marketing distribution channels (such as a direct sales force), or financial resources.

Answer 8

Enter foreign Markets Combined Expertise Leveraging Combined Resources Lower Costs

Answer 9

The procedure through which you determine the duties of the company’s positions and the characteristics of the people to hire for them.

Answer 10

is a basic element of work that is a logical and necessary step in performing a job duty.

Answer 11

consists of one or more tasks that constitute a significant activity performed in a job.

Answer 12

Is one or several duties that identify and describe the major purpose or reason for the job’s existence.

Answer 13

The process of systematically organizing work into tasks that are required to perform a specific job. This is done while bearing in mind organizational and individual worker requirements, as well as considerations of health, safety, and ergonomics

Answer 14

Ergonomics refers to designing and shaping a job in such a way to match job requirements with worker’s physical abilities to perform a job effectively.

Answer 15

Increasing the number of tasks that an employee has to perform.

Answer 16

Systematically moving employees from one job to another.

Answer 17

Job enlargement or Job rotations

Answer 18

Making an employees job more rewarding. o More autonomy, responsibility and decision-making process. o Increasing level of difficulty and responsibility. o More authority and control over outcomes. o Providing feedback on job performance. o Performing whole job rather than a part (doing a background check not just checking educational credentials).