MNGT 4800 Exam 3 Questions with 100% Correct
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Organizational Design - ANSWER the process of creating,
implementing, monitoring, and modifying the structure,
processes, and procedures of an organization.
Goal: to allow managers to translate strategy into reality.
Structure follows strategy - ANSWER Implies that organizational
design must be flexible enough to accommodate the
formulated strategy and future growth/expansion.
e.g. apple's key to innovation strategy is supported by it's
collaborative structure
Three levers of organizational design - ANSWER Structure,
culture, & Design
Structure (organizational design) - ANSWER determines how
work efforts of individuals and teams are orchestrated.
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Culture (organizational design) - ANSWER shared norms and
values of organizational members
Control Systems (organizational design) - ANSWER internal
governance mechanisms used to align incentives of employees
with owners.
Organizational Structure - ANSWER determines how the work
efforts of individuals and teams are orchestrated and how
resources are distributed.
•A key part of organizational design
•Defines how jobs and tasks are divided and integrated
•Delineates reporting relationships up and down the hierarchy
Four key elements of an organizational structure - ANSWER
•Specialization
•Formalization
•Centralization
•Hierarchy