ORGS 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Resource Allocation, E.G. Time, Railways Act 1921
20 Aug 2016
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Key concepts: activities, interdependence, resources (esp. information) Key processes: grouping (differentiation), linking (integration), and aligning. View of the environment: resource base (source of inputs), competitive market. Role of the leader: organizational architect , strategist. Role of a training programme: conveying information how the company is organized, what knowledge is needed to do which jobs, etc. View of the org. structure: a design to optimize flows of information needed to achieve the org"s strategic goals. Strategic linking involves a structure or process for ensuring that information passes as needed between two units separated by grouping but whose tasks are interdependent. Integrator roles (has resources to ensure information sharing) Permanent cross-unit groups: (e. g. technology councils, regular budget directors meetings ) Temporary cross-unit groups (e. g. project teams, task forces) Information technology systems (e. g. shared data bases) Co-location: dotted line: dotted line between groups is information flow. Temporary: i. e meeting every week till project is done.
