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Power dependency theory |
Types of power: legitimate (power from position in firm, resources etc), coercive power (being able to reward or punish behaviour), expert power (having the most knowledge), referent power (personal characteristics) Power in functions and departments Financial resources, dependency on other functions to perform tasks, centrality the information you get and relations you have, your skills and coping with uncertainty. |
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Power struggles |
Management: top management strives to centralise operations. Middle management strives to decentralize to get more power. Operational technical core: strives to professionalise the business Support tech: strives to standardise Support admin: strives to collaborate |
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Mintzberg five structures |
Model looking like lungs where top management is at top, middle managers implement everything in middle, operating core is at bottom and admin and technical support are lungs on both sides. Simple structure: everyone in same level Machine bureaucracy: structured with centralised Divisinalised: divided into smaller companies with own responsibility Professional bureaucracy: decentralized. Workers in control. Elaborate support staff. Adhocracy: smaller company with knowledge workers. Adaptable |
