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58 Cards in this Set
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Organizational Design is the process of choosing and implementing...
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a structural configuration for an orginazation.
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Good Organizational Design tries to build upon the strenghts of a bureacracy...
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while minimizing weaknesses.
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Overview: Air Force Organizations will be...
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viewed at bureacracies for this leasson.
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Consider that all bureacracy have features that
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affect their efficiency and effectiveness.
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Line-of-Authority: Organizations with..
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clear cut lines of authority have more success.
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Flow of Communication: Line of authority affects...
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flow of communication.
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There is a direct flow of communication...
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from both high to low and low to high in the chain of command.
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Major Strengths are clear lines of communications and authority because...
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they provide an arranged hierarch of internal order and clearly defined AOR.
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Main Weaknesses: Organizational weakness...
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can cause demise.
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The use of appropriate structure design could help us minimize the weakness...
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of overspecialization, inflexibility, and politics that creep into our units bureaucratic umbrella.
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4 Main Factors to consider when deciding what is best for an orginization are...
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-Goals
-Environment -Size -Technology |
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Goals: the msn often determines the degree...
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of design flexibility u can tolerate based ipon the risks, needs, or constraints dictated by msn req.
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The more critical or specific the the...
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msn goals, the more control you may need.
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Environment: More structure is needed if..
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your org depends on other org to accomplish its goal.
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If the environment is more stable and predictable then...
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one structure design would work better than others.
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Other key elements of environment to consider...
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-industry
-government -customer -supplier requirements -fiscal and budget constraits. |
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Size: smaller organizations require less structure. Larger org's usually...
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require more because of complex lines of functional authority and responsibility.
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Size can be reflected in...
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-# employees
-# customers -# suppliers involved |
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Technology: if known and stable, lean towards adopting design that promotes org efficiency and effectiveness. However,
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if org is involed in developing new technology and applications with technology the org should be structured so it will facilitate the problem solving and risk taking that is inherent in such operations.
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4 Types of Design Structure...
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-Mechanistic Design
-Organic Design -Diverse Design -Matrix Design |
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-Mechanistic Design Overview:
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an organizational structure that emphasizes vertical specialization and control, and extensive use of managerial techniques, impersonal coordination and control, and a HEAVY reliance on rules, policies, and procedures.
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Decision are made at..
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.the top of the hierarchy.
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-Mechanistic Design Communication:
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branch chief-->shops-->respective line ops. Mosat comms take place at the top. SHOPS DONT TALK TO EACH OTHER> all request go up to branch chief and discussed at that level.
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-Mechanistic Design Goals:
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if oriented towards effeciency, the conditions would favor a mechanistic design.
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such organizations have a need for...
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tight procedures and strict control.
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Emphasis would be on strict...
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rules, policies, and procedures.
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-Mechanistic Design Envirnment:
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If environment is predictable, then Mechanistic Design would be appropriate. little need for innovation...instead there are clearly defined operating procedures.
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-Mechanistic Design Size:
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if moderate to large; than a Mechanistic Design would be appropriate.Independent.
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-Mechanistic Design Technology:
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appropriate if tech used is well established and stable. Stability of tech precludes the need for changing procedures/policies.
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-Organic Design Overview:
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provides an organizational structure that emphasizes horizontal specialization, and extensive use of personal coordination, loose rules, policies, and procedures.
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horizontal specialization means that shops...
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in the organazation share duties and responsibilities.
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In Organic Design jobs and people...
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are grouped into functional units.
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-Organic Design Communication:
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Horizontal lines=a lot of comms. shops talk directly to each other and work together.
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In a Organic Design Communication workers...
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at lower levels have more responsiblity for their work.
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The Organic Design leads to...
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greater empowerment of its workers.
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-Organic Design Goals: if organizational goals allow flexibility...
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and relaxed controls, then organic design is appropriate.
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Organic Design organizations are not as strict with policies and control...
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ench the workers have more responsibility for their jobs.
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-Organic Design Environment:
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if environment is high in uncertainity and the mission is constantly changing then the organization needs to have flexibility and innovativeness to meet the challenge.
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Organic Design enables people to...
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freely interact with each other without running up and down the vertical chain.
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-Organic Design Size:
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best for small to moderate sized units. span of operations is small to moderate. There is a list of need for strict controls over personnel and procedures.
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-Organic Design Technology: orgs that have changing..
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technology demands are good candidates for the organic design.
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changing state of technology requires that the organization be flexible enough....
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to implement the procedural changes that come with the changing requirements.
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4 main factors to consider when deciding what is best for an organization...
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-Goals
-Environment -Size -Technology |
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-Diverse Design Overview:
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combines elements of mechanistic and organic design within same organization.
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-Diverse Design Communication:
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both, vertical and horizontal flow of comms.
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There is both top down comms and...
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internal comms between various lower sections in org.
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-Diverse Design Goals:
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provides efficiency of mechanistic design.
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Diverse Design provides tight procedures and strict control where needed.Emphasizes..
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strict compliance with rules, policies, and procedures.
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-Diverse Design Environment:
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provides a stable and predictable working environment.
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It provides workers with a...
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set of specific, clearly defined, operating procedures. It incorporates the environmental features of mechanistic design.
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-Diverse Design Size:
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appropriate for moderate to large organizations.
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the Diverse Design is also well suited for...
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small to moderate sized organizations.
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-Diverse Design Technology: facilitates the mission...
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requirements of organizations that have well established and stable technology requirements.
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The features of Diverse Design enable...
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workers to be flexible and innovative in designing, building, and adapting the changing technology to meet mission requirements.
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Matrix Design Overiew:
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Has duel lines of authority. Meaning people may have two bosses. Example is a special project.
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-Matrix Design Factors to Consider:
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-goal
-size -environment -technology |
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If the project team need lost of structure and control it will problably be...
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Mechanistic, even if the rest of the organization is Organic.
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If the project team needs lots of flexibility...
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it will problably be Organic regardless of the rest of the organization.
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