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9 Cards in this Set
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big company/small company hybrid
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combines a large corporations reach with a small company's flexibility
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organizational life cycle
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suggests that companies are born, grow and eventually die
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Four stages of organization life cycle
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Entreprenurial
Collectivity Formalization Elaboration |
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Entreprenurial
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Focus: creativity, entreprenuriship
Crisis: Lack of leadership |
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Collectivity
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Provision of clear direction for the company
Crisis: Need for delegation |
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Formalization
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institution of rules, procedures
Crisis: Too much red tape and bureaucracy |
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Elaboration
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New focus on teamwork
Crisis: Need for revitalization |
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Characteristics of Bureaucracy (6)
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rules and procedures
specialization and division of labor hierarchy of authority technically qualified personnel separate position from position holder written communication and records |
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size and structural control large organizations
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large corporations permit more decentralization
more support staff less top management |
