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26 Cards in this Set
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Line Authority
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-Authority that entitles a manager to direct the work of an employee
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Staff Authority
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-Positions with some authority that have been created to support, assist, and advise those holding line authority
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Chain of Command
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-The line of authority extending from upper organizational levels to lower levels, which clarifies who reports to whom
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Power
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-refers to an individual’s capacity to influence decisions. Authority is part of the larger concept of power
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Coercive Power
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-power based on fear
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Reward Power
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-power based on the ability to distribute something that others value
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Legitimate Power
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-power based on one's position in the formal hierarchy
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Expert Power
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-power based on one's expertise, special skills, or knowledge
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Referent Power
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-power based on identification with a person who has desirable resources or personal traits
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Span of Control
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-the number of employees a manager can efficiently and effectively supervise
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Formalization
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-how standardized an organization's jobs are and the extent to which employee behavior is guided by rules and procedures
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Centralization
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-the degree to which decision making takes place at upper levels of the organization
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Decentralization
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-the degree to which lower level managers provide input or actually make decisions
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Mechanistic Organization
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-a bureaucratic organization; a structure that's high in specialization, formalization, and centralization
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Organic Organization
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-a structure that's low in specialization, formalization and centralization
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Unit Production
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-production of items in units or small batches
-most effective structure: organic |
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Mass Production
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-large batch manufacturing
-most effective structure: mechanistic |
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Process Production
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-continuous flow of products being produced
-most effective structure: organic |
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Simple Structure
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-organizational design
-low departmentilization -wide spans of control -authority centralized in a single person -little formalization -most used in entrepreneurial |
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Functional Structure
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-organizational design
-groups similar or related occupational specialties together |
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Divisional Structure
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-an organizational design
-made up of separate business or divisions |
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Team Structure
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-entire organization is made up of teams
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Matrix Structure
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-specialist from different functional departments are assigned to work on projects led by project manager
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Project Structure
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-employees continuously work on project
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Virtual Organization
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-organization that consists of a small core of full time employees and outside specialists
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Network Organization
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-uses its own employees to do some work activities
-uses network of outside suppliers to provide other needed product components or work processes |
