Essays Tagged: "Tom Burns"

Mechanistic versus Organic Organisational Structures.

nstability due to continuous changes in technology, an influx ofcompetition and rapidly changing customer needs. With respect to this it is imperativethat organizations respond to required or forced c ... ssified into models. Two of these extreme models are mechanistic and organic which was developed by Tom Burns & G M Stalker in there study of electronics firms in the United Kingdom.Mechanistic an ...

(5 pages) 279 0 3.4 Oct/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Human resource Management.

s, and procedures, and promotion based on competency. Mechanistic designs, thriving in the 1960s by Tom Burns and George Stalker when the environment was stable, are a highly bureaucratic organization ... agement and competitive advantage place more emphasis on internal teamwork and responsiveness to customers.Environment, strategy, technology, size, and people are all contingency factors influencing o ...

(7 pages) 330 0 4.6 Dec/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management

Problem Solution: Burns Auto Corporation

Burns Auto Corporation owns 25 car dealerships in the western United States. Tom Burns, a former athlete built the company over a five year period with the help of his friend, R ... ar period with the help of his friend, Richard Settle. Richard has an extensive background in the automotive industry and has used his knowledge and intuition to guide the company into the success tha ... ar manufacturers and his gut instinct. Settles has been using a consultant that supports his model.oTom Burns favors a forecasting model that is being sold by a consultant he favors and has shown succ ...

(20 pages) 230 0 3.0 Jan/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Automotive Companies