BU398 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Traditional Authority, Social Control, Charismatic Authority
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Lecture 11: designing organizations for growth (chapter 8) Large organizations: economies of scale, global reach, vertical hierarchy. Small organizations: responsive and flexible, flat structure, organic. Hybrid organizations: co(cid:373)(cid:271)i(cid:374)es a large (cid:272)orporatio(cid:374)"s resour(cid:272)es a(cid:374)d rea(cid:272)h with a s(cid:373)all (cid:272)o(cid:373)pa(cid:374)y"s simplicity and flexibility, obtained by using a divisional structure, emphasis on decentralizing authority. The catalyst of growth in one phase becomes the crisis that the org. needs to resolve before it can grow and move into the next stage. Rules and procedures: enables org. activities to be performed in a predictable manner. Specialization and division of labour: each employee has a clear task to perform. Individuals do not own inherent right to the job which promoted efficiency. Clan control: use of social characteristics to control behaviour, used when ambiguity and uncertainty is high, used in small, informal orgs. with a strong culture.
