BUS 374 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-6: Network Virtualization, Organizational Culture, Organizational Architecture
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Studies a series of experiments on worker productivity begun in 1924 at the hawthorne plant of western. Chapter 2 analyzer a business strategy that seeks to maintain a stable business while innovating on the periphery (p. 65). competing- values model a perspective on organizational effectiveness that combines diverse indicators of performance that represent competing management values (p. 75). defender a business strategy that seeks stability or even retrenchment rather than innovation or growth (p. 64). differentiation strategy strategy organizations use to distinguish their products or services from others in the industry/sector (p. 62). focus strategy a strategy in which an organization concentrates on a specific regional market or buyer group (p. Members frequently use the internet and collaborative software to work together, rather than meeting face to face (p. 100). Chapter 4 boundary- spanning roles buffering roles activities that link and coordinate an organization with key elements in the external environment (p.