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10 Cards in this Set
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Open System
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-set of interrelated parts organized in such a way to make a recognizable whole
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Lawrence and Lorsch Model
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-a manufacturing organization is divided into three major subsystems
1. sales 2. production 3. R and D |
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Differentiation
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-occurs when an organization is grouped into units who are grouped with people of appropriate skills
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Thompson Model
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-agrees with Lawrence and Lorsch in that organizations should be subdivided into units
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Boundary Spanning Units
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-units that direct contact with the external environment
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Technical Core
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-unit that is most directly concerned with the production of goods and services
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Parsonian Model
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-organization consists of distinct hierarchical sub organizations
1. the technical 2. the managerial 3. the institutional |
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Flexiform Model
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-operational units and administrative core are coupled together
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Soft Bureaucracy
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-rules applied as guidelines
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Network Organizations
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-certain number of units internal or external to an organization are linked in a network fashion such that the interactions between them are fast and effective
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