the location of an organization, including climate, terrain and natural resources.
What is georgraphic features
100
theories that are prescriptive by nature in that they seek toaddress the practicalproblem of intentionally changing organizational structures and processes to enhance organizational performance.
What is organizational design
100
scientists who share assumptions create an occupy this
What is a paradigm
100
To be effective, localness must encourage [this] among local managers. But, to encourage [this] is to practice forgiveness.
What is risk taking
200
Distinctive norms, values and routines and discourses that develop within an organization's subculture
What is silo metaphor
200
Physical-spatial knowledge
What is embodied knowledge
200
characterized by completely flexible relationships with limited differentiation and almost no hierarchy
What is simple designs
200
Provides an example of crossing paradigms; its proponents claim to be developing a new position that lies somewhere between modern and symbolic interpretive perspectives.
What is critical realism
200
The shift to locally controlled organizations will not be complete until the new roles of [1] or [2] become clear.
What is 1-corporate 2-central
300
A combination of participant observation and in-depth interviewing
What is ethnography
300
this is marked by a wide variety of physical elements- walls, doors, buildings, etc.
What is territorial boundaries
300
high levels of task interdependence and common goals
What is functional design
300
carries specific assumptions about the nature of complex systems, mainly that they are emergent phenomena characterized by nonlinearity and feedback loops.
What is complexity theory
300
To recognize the [topic], two questions must be kept in mind 1) what are our current and potential [topic] that could be depleted through overly aggressive local managers? and 2) what specific actions would led to depleting or overrunning these [topic]?
What is tragedy of the commons structure of organizations
400
A form of ethnography that is extremely sensitiveto symbols, their context, and how cultural members interpret them.
What is thick description
400
members' experiences of and beliefs about the organization as a whole
What is organizational identity
400
a set of separate, functionally structured units that report to a headquarters staff.
What is multidivisional form
400
A study showing that networks acquire some of their most critical information from actors who operate on the fringe of two or more networks, even though such actors are not strongly linked to any one network.
What is the power of weak ties
400
The belief that we cannot influence teh circumstances under which we live, undermines the incentive to learn, as does the belief that someone somewhere else dictates our actions.
What is helplessness
500
this suggests that no text exists in isolation, all texts are interwoven withother text to which they refer.
What is intertextuality
500
Images that reflect the various impressions that an organization makes on its many audiences
What is corporate image
500
An organization that has two structures, each of which is the responsibility of a different group of managers.
What is the matrix
500
The elements of a network only achieve significance in relation to other elements, they do not have a fixed independent significance
What is principle of relationality
500
[topic] thrawrt learning, failing both to harness the spirit, enthusiasm, and knowledge of people throughout the organization and to be responsive to skifting business conditions.