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Organisational And Business Structures Flashcards

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Mintzberg’s 6 building blocks?

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Ideology
Strategic apex
Middle line
Operating core
Technostructure
Support structure

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Mintzberg’s 5 coordinating mechanisms?

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Direct supervision

Standardisation of work
Standardisation of skills
Standardisation of outputs

Mutual adjustment

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7 Basic principles of organisational structure?

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{structure is SCCUUED}

Scalar chain
Correspondence of authority and responsibility
Centralisation
Unity of command
Unity of direction
Equity
Division of work

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3 ways organisational structure can be communicated

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Organisational charts
Organisational manuals
Job descriptions

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Mintzberg: Simple/Entrepreneurial structure (e.g. newsagent) environment?

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Simple
Dynamic

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Mintzberg: Simple/Entrepreneurial structure (e.g. newsagent) internal factors?

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Small simple tasks

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Mintzberg: Simple/Entrepreneurial structure (e.g. newsagent) key building block?

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Strategic apex

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Mintzberg: Simple/Entrepreneurial structure (e.g. newsagent) key coordinating mechanism?

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Direct supervision

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Mintzberg: Machine bureaucracy/Functional structure (e.g. heavily unionised company) Environment

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Simple
Static

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Mintzberg: Machine bureaucracy/Functional structure (e.g. heavily unionised company) internal factors?

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Tasks are
Regulated
Old
Large

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Mintzberg: Machine bureaucracy/Functional structure (e.g. heavily unionised company) key building block?

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Technostructure

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Mintzberg: Machine bureaucracy/Functional structure (e.g. heavily unionised company) key coordinating mechanism?

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Standardisation of work.

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Mintzberg: Professional bureaucracy (e.g. hospital) environment?

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Complex
Static

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Mintzberg: Professional bureaucracy (e.g. hospital) internal factors?

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Professional, simple systems.

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Mintzberg: Professional bureaucracy (e.g. hospital) key building block?

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Operating core.

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Mintzberg: Professional bureaucracy (e.g. hospital) key coordinating mechanism?

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Standardisation of skills.

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Mintzberg: Divisional structure (e.g. conglomerate) environment?

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Simple
Static
Diverse

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Mintzberg: Divisional structure (e.g. conglomerate) internal factors?

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Very large, old, divisible tasks.

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Mintzberg: Divisional structure (e.g. conglomerate) key building block?

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Middle line.

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Mintzberg: Divisional structure (e.g. conglomerate) key coordinating mechanism?

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Standardisation of outputs.

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Mintzberg adhocracy/innovative/matrix structure (e.g. adversing agency) environment?

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Complex
Dynamic

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Mintzberg adhocracy/innovative/matrix structure (e.g. adversing agency) internal factors?

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Young, complex tasks.

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Mintzberg adhocracy/innovative/matrix structure (e.g. adversing agency) key building block?

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Operating core/Support staff.

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Mintzberg adhocracy/innovative/matrix structure (e.g. adversing agency) key coordinating mechanism?

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Mutual adjustment.

25
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What does a functional structure have?

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Board of directors (based on function)

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Burns and Stalker’s 2 extremes of organisational structure?

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Mechanistic and organic.

27
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What is the percentage of small businesses that fail?

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75% in first 4y.

28
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4 types of alliance?

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Joint venture (Sony Ericsson)
Licensing/Franchising (Guiness)
Strategic alliance (Virgin + Malaysia air)
Agency agreement (Books)

29
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Groups of companies definition

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Parent company owns so many shares in subsidiary companies that they have control.

30
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3 advantages of operating as a group?

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  1. Specialisation: Different companies can be responsible for different products
  2. Economies of scale: Through vertical integration (e.g. acquire part manufacturer)
  3. Selling: Easy to sell part of business
31
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2 disadvantages to groups of companies?

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  1. Must prepare consolidated accounts
  2. Many acquisitions add negative shareholder value

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