Bmgt 2501 Vocab Words

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Organizational architecture

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The organizational structure, control systems, culture, and human resource management systems that together determine how efficiently and effectively organizational resources are used.

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Organizational structure

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A formal system of task and reporting relationships that coordinates and motivates organizational members so that they work together to achieve organizational goals.

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Organizational design

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The process by which managers make specific organizing choices that result in a particular kind of organizational structure.

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Small-batch technology

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Technology that is used to produce small quantities of customized, one-of-a-kind products and is based on the skills of people who work together in small groups.

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Mass-production technology

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Technology that is based on the use of automated machines that are programmed to perform the same operations over and over.

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Continuous-process technology

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Technology that is almost totally mechanized and is based on the use of automated machines working in sequence and controlled through computers from a central monitoring station

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Knowledge management

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The sharing and integrating of expertise within and between functions and divisions through real-time, interconnected IT.

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Job design

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The process by which managers decide how to divide tasks into specific jobs.

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Job simplification

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The process of reducing the number of tasks that each worker performs.

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Job enlargement

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Increasing the number of different tasks in a given job by changing the division of labor.

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Job enrichment

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Increasing the degree of responsibility a worker has over his or her job.

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Functional structure

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An organizational structure composed of all the departments that an organization requires to produce its goods or services.

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Divisional structure

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An organizational structure composed of separate business units within which are the functions that work together to produce a specific product for a specific customer.

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Product structure

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An organizational structure in which each product line or business is handled by a self-contained division.

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Geographic structure

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An organizational structure in which each region of a country or area of the world is served by a self-contained division.

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Market structure

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An organizational structure in which each kind of customer is served by a self-contained division; also called customer structure.

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Matrix structure

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An organizational structure that simultaneously groups people and resources by function and by product.

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Product team structure

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An organizational structure in which employees are permanently assigned to a cross-functional team and report only to the product team manager or to one of his or her direct subordinates.

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Cross-functional team

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A group of managers brought together from different departments to perform organizational tasks.

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Hybrid structure

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The structure of a large organization that has many divisions and simultaneously uses many different organizational structures

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Authority

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The power to hold people accountable for their actions and to make decisions concerning the use of organizational resources.

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Hierarchy of authority

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An organization's chain of command, specifying the relative authority of each manager.

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Span of control

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The number of subordinates who report directly to a manager.

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Line manager

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Someone in the direct line or chain of command who has formal authority over people and resources lower down.

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Staff manager

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A manager responsible for managing a specialist function such as finance or marketing.

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Integrating mechanisms

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Organizing tools that managers can use to increase communication and coordination among functions and divisions.

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Task force

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A committee of managers or nonmanagerial employees from various departments or divisions who meet to solve a specific, mutual problem; also called ad hoc committee.

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Strategic alliance

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An agreement in which managers pool or share their organization's resources and know-how with a foreign company and the two organizations share the rewards and risks of starting a new venture.

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Network structure

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A series of strategic alliances that an organization creates with suppliers, manufacturers, and/or distributors to produce and market a product.

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Outsource

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To use outside suppliers and manufacturers to produce goods and services.

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Boundaryless organization

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An organization whose members are linked by computers, faxes, computeraided design systems, and video teleconferencing and who rarely, if ever, see one another face-to-face.

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Knowledge management system

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A company-specific virtual information system that allows workers to share their knowledge and expertise and find others to help solve ongoing problems.

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Business-to-business (B2B) networks

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A group of organizations that join together and use IT to link themselves to potential global suppliers to increase efficiency and effectiveness.