ADMS 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Keiretsu, Organizational Memory, Flattening

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 1000
• Professor: Len Karakowsky

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Chapter 4: establishing the structure of a business: flat organizations. Tall organizations have narrow spans of control, and flat organizations have wider spans of control. Flattening organizational hierarchy so that they have a wider span control. The elimination of hierarchical layers, often involving downsizing: fluid organizations. Emphasizes the ability to generate inventory as needed to flexible manufacturing/ supplier relationships and, consequently, to minimize costs: integrated organizations. And to create more integration among formerly disparate units. Work groups that bring together members from various parts of the organization. Teams that are given the power to manage themselves and make decisions without the approval of formal management. Workers sharing knowledge with other workers in the organization to help better meet the organizations goals and needs. An important complement of the team-based approach. The japanese term for networking of major enterprises. These are quite common in japanese industry and banking.