WGU c483 Principles of Management -6&7: Workplace Diversity Structure & Organizational Structure

WGU c483 Principles of Management -6&7: Workplace

Diversity Structure & Organizational Structure Leave the first rating Students also studied Terms in this set (12) Social SciencesBusinessBusiness management Save Test Prep - WGU - Principles of Man...105 terms C_BondePreview WGU c483 Principles of Manageme...18 terms TONE84118Preview WGU C483 - Principles of Managem...430 terms rwdixon1993Preview Study G 96 terms gre Practice questions for this set Learn1 / 7Study using Learn know all concepts Choose an answer 1 Organizational Structure and the "Org Chart" 2More Key Concepts to Remember...3Matrix Organizational Structure4Organizational Control Concepts Don't know?

Organizational Structure and the "Org Chart"Organization chart "Reporting" work chart is a reporting structure in a division of labor in an organization.Vertical structure- Authority relationship Horizontal structure- function of the organization Fundamental Concepts of OrganizingDifferentiation- various units, division of labor and specialization integration- units work together More Important Concepts...Delegation authority hierarchy- different levels in organization centralized- higher level decisions decentralized- lower level decisions Key Organizational StructuresFunctional organization- departmentalizing specialized activities Divisional organization- structure based geographical areas Matrix Organizational StructureTwo bosses The Network OrganizationOutsourced It's a dynamic structure, provides a lot of flexibility, and it centers around a network usually, independent entities that collaborate on a contracted - outsourced contracted project basis, product basis rather than a traditional organization.

More Key Concepts to Remember...Strategic alliance- joint pursuits Learning organization- knowledge is power- way of transferring High involvement organization-more democratic than your typical top down, the boss tells you what to do the type of organization so high involvement, a lot of involvement with employees Organizational Control Conceptsknow all concepts Characteristics of ControlBureaucratic control- legitimate authority, works best where tasks are certain.Workers are independent market control - using the market to decide how things interact, the control, the pricing and so forth.clan control- a tribe, people sharing a common culture.The Managerial Control ProcessYou want to first -- to be able to control something, you have to measure it.Know all 4 Approaches to Bureaucratic Controlfeedforward control (forward)-You're looking to the future.concurrent control (currently)- while things are happening feedback control (afterwards)- Control that focuses on the use of information on previous results

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