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- 4 dimensions on which cultures can differ
- 1)Power distance 2)Individualism-collectivism 3)Masculinity-femininity 4)UNCERTANITY AVOIDANCE
- 4 key dimensions that most affect the global organization
- 1)leadership roles and expactions 2)INDIVIDUALISM AND GROUPS 3)communicztions 4)Decision making and handeling conflict
- 5 Basic parts of organization
- 1)opening core 2)Strategic apex 3)Middle line 4)Techostructure 5)Supprts staff
- 5 coordinating mechanisms for structure
- 1)Mutal adjustment 2)Direct supervision 3)Standardization of work process 4)Standardization of work output 5)Standardization of skills and knowledge
- 5 parts of the systems theory
- 1)individuals 2)Formal organization 3)Small groups 4)Status and Role 5)Physical setting
- Classical theory componets
- 1)A system of differentinated activities 2)People 3)Cooperation toward a goal 4)Authority
- Classical theory of organizations
- A theory developed in the early 20th century that described the form and structure of organizations.
- Culture
- The language,values,attitudes,beliefs and customs of an organization.
- Functional principal
- The concept that organizations should be divided into units that perform similar functions.
- Line functions
- Organizational work that directly meets the major goals of an organziation.
- Line/staff principal
- The concept of differentiating organizational work into line and staff functions.
- Neoclassical Theory of organizations
- A theory developed in the 1950's that described behavioural or psychological issues associated with organizations.
- Norm
- A set of shared group expections about appropriate behaviour.
- Organizations
- A coordinated group of people who perform tasks to produce goods or services, referred to as companies.
- Role
- A set of expactions about appropiate behaviour in a position.
- Scalar principal
- The concept that organizations are structured by a chain of command that grows with increasing levels of authority.
- Social System
- The human componets of a work organization that influence the behavious of indivuals and groups.
- Span-of-control principal
- The concept that refers to the number of subordinates a manger is responsible for supervising.
- Staff Function
- organizational work that supports line activities.
- Structure
- The arrangment of work functions within an organizaion desgined to achive efficiency and control.
- Systems Theory
- A theory developed in the 1970's that described organizations in terms of interdependant componets that form a system.
- The three layers of culture
- 1)Observable artifacts: -symbols -language -narratives -practices 2)Espoused values 3)Basic assumptions
- Unity of command
- The concept that each subordinate should be accountable to only one supervisor.