Ch.9
The higher one moves in an organization, the closer one automatically moves towards the ….. ……
power core
Organisational slack refers to the ____ that an organisation has, which enables it to adjust to environmental change.
excess resources
Goal Displacement is the displacement of Organisational goals by subunit or __ goals.
personal
Structural changes are emerging with the creation of new divisions and units which are oriented around ____ _______
specialized segments
What is network centrality?
The degree to which a position in an organization allows an individual to integrate other functions or reduce organization dependencies
What does the power-control view state?
An organisation’s structure is to a large extent the result of those in power selecting a structure that will maintain and enhance their control
The distance an employee feels between themselves and their work is defined as
Employee Alienation
“Adherence to rules and regulations by individuals to protect themselves from making errors” is known as
Bureaupathic Behavior
Why is being in critical resources a source of power?
It is hard to find a substitute of the one holding critical resource for the organization
The power-control view predicts that organisations in a stable environment will lean more towards a mechanistic structure over time. Why?
Because if stability is present, then routine technology and centralised control are sought.
One of the reasons to organizational change is demands for profitability. Explain why!
Investors place heavy demands on performance; they seek increasing profitability and growth. These demands have led to major changes in both management and the industrial relation system.
What is the difference between hierarchical control and market control?
hierarchical control: manager subjectively assesses performance against a set of rules, regulations or performance criteria
market control: assesses performance by reference to the profit or loss of an activity or in comparison with a budget
T/F: Managers in a mechanistic structure are more likely to have more power than those in an organistic structure. Why?
True, the dominant coalition prefer to choose structure that maintain their control and decision makers appear to prefer control to increased effectiveness
T/F: Technology, environment, and other contingency variables determine structure. Why?
False, they act only as constraints in the formation of structure.
T/F. Employment securities, according to Weber's bureaucracy is not a good thing. Explain!
False. There is also positive qualities, for instance, security of employment to protect employees against the exercise of arbitrary authority, and changes in skill demands. In addition, bureaucracy has the principle of guaranteeing career tracks for employee.
T/F. Nike is a virtual organization. Why?
True. Nike does not manufacture anything itself. Headquarter in the USA undertakes basic design and marketing functions, but manufacturing and logistics operations are subcontracted through layers of contractors and subcontractors.