Essays Tagged: "organizational design"

Review of Continental Airlines organizational structure.

1.Does the organizational design of this corporation help or hinder it in achieving its organizational goals?Co ... nds as an industry leader. (No, I do not work, nor have I ever worked in the airline industry). The organizational structures leadership includes various notables that have grown up within the industr ... pendently managed and therefore not considered (by me) as anything more than a profit center on the organizational chart.2.If you were to change this organization, what issues would you need to consid ...

(3 pages) 304 0 2.4 Oct/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Critical Thinking Styles and Forces of Influence Paper.

AbstractThis paper will discuss an organizational problem that occurred in my workplace. The problem is inventory disappearing, and con ... rkplace ProblemMotorcycleUSA.com (MCUSA) has been involved with projects that fall into the area of organizational change, organizational design, and organizational effectiveness. These projects have ...

(6 pages) 588 3 3.2 Nov/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Organizational Design

Principles of Management--Organizational Design:As you read in the intro to chapter 17, we are going to look at two major view ... l factors may combine to make a more efficient organization.The block centered on the definition of organizational design (the way managers structure the organization to reach the organization's goals ... that line managers may use or not. Causes some frustration for staff people.The Contingency View of Organizational DesignMade up of the analysis of four factors that will will affect the organization- ...

(7 pages) 817 4 4.5 Dec/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Relationship among organisational theory, design, culture, structure and design and how they contribute to the organisation

This paper explains the relationships of organizational design, structure, culture and change. Organisational theory seeks to understand the ... lp an organisation achieve its goals. The emerging role for organization design specialists-and for organizational leaders-is to attend to the dynamics of simultaneous structural and cultural change ( ... hanging another in order to increase their ability to create value. ( PROQUEST 2004). The idea that organizational change needs to be coordinated across a number of dimensions of which structure and c ...

(9 pages) 573 0 4.6 Aug/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Human Resource Management in Virtual Organizations

at were once merely ideas are now becoming reality. One of these is the virtual organization, where organizational members are geographically separated, but work together through computer technology. ... , much of the research and thought on virtual organizations has focused upon virtual technology and organizational design-how to link the individual members and how to design the virtual organization ...

(5 pages) 323 0 3.8 Sep/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR AND & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CASE STUDY-THE FARM BANK

as they are influencing individuals' attitudes to and expectations of both organizations and work. Organizational behavior is compatible with careers in consulting, human resources, organizational de ... nd change management. In addition, the field can be effectively combined with other specializations.Organizational development is the process through which an organization develops the internal capaci ...

(18 pages) 341 0 3.9 Oct/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Wal-Marts organizational structure consists of a divisional structure

Organizational structureOrganizational structure may be defined as the system of relations that subs ... wer as well as policies and procedures and other premeditated attempts to control conduct.Wal-Marts organizational structure consists of a divisional structure. A divisional structure has three differ ... art offers vision, pharmacy, haircuts, grocery, crafts, clothes, electronics, house wares and etc...Organizational designOrganizational design is the process by which managers select and manage variou ...

(2 pages) 355 1 5.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Information Systems and the Organization of Modern Enterprise

Information Systems and theOrganization of Modern EnterprisePublished in Journal of Organizational Computing, December, 1993.Correspondence to:MaverickKeywords: Organizational design, ... ms and changes in the organization of modern enterprise, both within and across firms. The emerging organizational paradigm involves complementary changes in multiple dimensions. The revolution in inf ... ons. The revolution in information systems merits special attention as both cause and effect of the organizational transformation. This can be illustrated by considering two key variables: the locatio ...

(19 pages) 445 0 4.4 Feb/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

In what ways are bureaucratic organizations an ethical issue?

Bureaucracy corresponds to the legal-rational type of authority. It is an organizational design characterized by a specialization of labour, a specific authority hierarchy, a ... encies is strongly stresses by Du Gay, because of the certain benefits that it provides over modern organizational styles. Some of them can be explained as follows:1) Formal authority: As explained ab ...

(6 pages) 96 0 5.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

The relationship among organizational theory, organizational design and change, and organizational structure and culture

According to Jones (2004), organizational theory is the function of a company on how it operates in the environment (self impac ... affects their operational agenda. In my opinion, this correlates to the law of cause and effect.The organizational design and change indicates the how/why various means are chosen, which assist in man ... personnel coordinates and carries out tasks, and a means by which to motivate employee's to attain organizational goals. The structure is shaped by the people through shared values and norms to contr ...

(2 pages) 258 0 5.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

A New Corporation Digital Style

e students and learn how support products purchased from DC2. To provide these products, DC2 has an organizational design divided into the areas of application design, software engineering, marketing, ...

(4 pages) 30 0 3.3 Mar/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

The Rise and Fall of Iridium

that were made have on subsequent evolution of the venture?3. What is your evaluation of Iridium's organizational design? What changes could you have made to increase the probability of Iridium's suc ...

(5 pages) 133 0 4.5 May/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Human resource Management.

Organizational design is the process of choosing and implementing structures that best arrange resou ... best arrange resources to serve the organization's mission and objectives. The ultimate purpose of organizational design is to create an alignment between supporting structures and situational challe ... n alignment between supporting structures and situational challenges. Bureaucratic (or mechanistic) organizational designs are vertical in nature and perform best for routine and predictable tasks. Ad ...

(7 pages) 330 0 4.6 Dec/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management

Supply Management: Six Elements of Superior Design

sinesses, and geographies.A Holistic Design TheoryAs Shown in Exhibit 1, the model is used both for organizational assessment (is the organization "up to" the needs of the business?) and for organizat ... e how company resources interact with the market.Design Elements--The six essential elements of any organizational design: tasks, people, information, decision making, rewards, and structure. The writ ...

(4 pages) 110 0 3.5 Feb/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Does Organizational Management Theory Have the Answer to Managing Service Organizations and The People That Work There?

, the formal aspect of the organization is sometimes associated to their failure. This includes the organizational design, technological facilities, financial resources, rules and regulations, custome ... pacity to pull themselves up. This has driven several researchers in their quest on improving their organizational and managerial practices. From the time of the pre-classicists up to the conventional ...

(13 pages) 349 0 4.6 Aug/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management

Global Food Corporation

The current organizational design of Global Food Corporation consists of a divisional structure concentrating on ... nctional departments (R&D, Purchase, Finance) located on the top level (Vice Presidents) of the organizational chart.If a company has a geographical structure, it divides its divisions according t ...

(3 pages) 55 0 4.2 Sep/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

High Performance Organization

development is the pursuit of competitive advantage in an uncertain world through new approaches to organizational design."The term "High-Performance Organization" reflects our approach to designing s ... new appraisal system.ReferenceDavid A. Nadler and Michael Tusman, "The Organization of the Future," organizational Dynamics, Summer, 1999http://www.centerod.com/organizational_design.htmlBill Larkin, ...

(9 pages) 621 1 2.7 Dec/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management

Organizational issues and solution for TRG

till there is no job satisfaction among the employees and for any organization in order to meet its organizational objectives operations should be run smoothly.'Lack of motivation' and 'Organizational ... nization for two years.The problems can be solved by motivating the employees and restructuring the Organizational Design, in the report problems are discussed in detail supported by equity theory and ...

(9 pages) 69 0 4.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Job satisfaction paper

Job Satisfaction PaperUniversity of PhoenixJob Satisfaction PaperIn the everchanging environment of organizational transformation, employers are faced with complex issues such as attracting and retain ... ecial Care Ltd.Like many learning organizations which adapt continual improvement, flexibility, and organizational design, employees are empowered, and to sustain growth, BCBS NCA was proactive and aw ...

(7 pages) 311 1 4.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making

PSY428 Job Satisfaction Paper

Job Satisfaction paper in the ever changing environment of organizational transformation, employers are faced with complex issues such as attracting and retain ... ecial Care Ltd.Like many learning organizations which adapt continual improvement, flexibility, and organizational design, employees are empowered, and to sustain growth, BCBS NCA was proactive and aw ... th, BCBS NCA was proactive and aware of human nature and like Chris Argyris, believed in democracy, organizational flexibility, diversity, and providing opportunities to all employees (accel-team.com, ...

(7 pages) 308 0 0.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology