ORGS 2010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-3: Organizational Structure, Organizational Architecture, Reward System
15 Mar 2016
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The organization has set of features shared by modern large scale organizations called bureaucracy (max weber note, very strategic design- y: features include, 1. Clearly delineated positions and jobs with required qualiications: 2. Formal hierarchy of positions line of authority setting out power/limitations ( chain of command : 3. Macro/micro analysis: macro organization and external organizational environment, micro groups & teams and interpersonal relations, organizations are complex systems and what happens on one level afects another. Key concepts: activities, interdependence, resources (esp. information) View of the environment: resource base (source of inputs), competitive market. Role of the leader: organizational architect , strategist. Stimuli for change: lack of internal alignment, lack of it between organization & environment. Obstacles to change: inadequate information ( they don"t get it ), inadequate analysis ( the case isn"t convincing : political system. View of the organization: an arena for conlict. Key processes: conlict, negotiation, coalition building, networking.
