BUS 1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Departmentalization, Human Resource Management
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Five structural building blocks are presented: division of labor, departmentalization, managerial hierarchy, span of control, centralization of decision making (combo of these structural building blocks can create a variety of organizational skills) Companies benefit from the informal organization network of connections and channels of communication based on the informal relationships of individuals inside the organization. To meet the challenges of the future, companies are increasingly turning to reengineering, the virtual corporation, virtual teams, outsourcing, and structuring for global mergers. Traditional approach - companies divide work into separate jobs and tasks. Managers then group jobs and tasks together into depts. A: more flexible cause employees can report to supervisors, Committee structures give authority and responsibility to a group rather than to an individual. Four types of work teams are used: problem solving, self-managed, cross-functional, and virtual teams: use teams to improve individual and group motivation and performance.
