Robbins Chapter 11 (Autosaved) Flashcards
Contemporary Organizational Designs See Page 289 Exhibit 11-1
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Team Structure
An organizational structure in which the entire org is made up of work teams
Matrix Structures See Page 290, Exhibit 11-2
Assigns specialists from different functional departments to work
Matrix Structures create a ___ chain of command because employees have ____: the ___ and the ___
dual, 2 managers, functional area manager [which has authority over the functional members part of his project team.
Project Structure
Employees continuously work on projects. A project structure das no formal departments where employees return at the completion of a project
Boundaryless Organization
Org whose design is not defined by or limited to the horizontal, vertical, or external boundaries impoed by a predefined structure
Virtual Organization
Org that consists of a small core of full-time employees and outside specialists before hired as needed to work on projects
Network Organization
Org that uses its own employees to do some work activities and networks of outside suppliers to provie other needed product components/work processes
Learning Organizations
Org that has developed the capacity to continuously learn, adapt, and change. Share info and collab on work activities. Require minimial structural and physical barriers
Benefits and Drawbacks of Collaborative Work. See: Page 293, Exhibit 11-3
B: Comm. And Coordination, Innovative Output, Address Complex Problems, Info sharing and best practices. D: Interpersonal Conflict, Competing Goals, Coordinating Logistics
Collaborative Work
Internal or External Collaboration
Internal Collaboration
Cross-functional Teams, Task forces, and Communities of Practice
Cross-functional Teams (Internal Collaboration)
Work team composed of individuals from various functional specialties
Task Forces/Ad hoc committee (Internal Collaboration)
Temporary committee or team formed to tackle a specific short-term problem affecting several depts.
What differentiates a task force from a cross-functional team is _____
its temporary nature
When the issue/problem is solved, the task force is ___ and members ____
no longer needed, return to their regular assignments
Communities of Practice (Internal Collaboration)
Groups of people who share a concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise in that area by interacting on an ongoing basis
External Collaboration
Open Innovation, Stategic Partnerships
Open Innovation (External Collab)
Opening up the search for new ideas beyond the org’s boundaries and allowing innovations to easily transfer inward and outward
Strategic Partnerships (External Collab)
Collaborative relationships between two or more organizations in which they combine their resources and capabilities for some business purpose
Flexible Work Arrangements
Telecommuting
Telecommuting
Employees work at home and are linked to the workplace by computer
Compressed Workweeks, Flextime, and Job Sharing
Workweek where employees work longer hours per day but fewer days per week
Flextime (flexible work hours)
Scheduling system in which employees are required to work a specific number of hours a week but are free to vary those hours within certain limits
