INBU 3301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Chaebol, Keiretsu
15 Dec 2019
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March 26, 2019 topic 13 - the challenge of international organizations: structure and culture. Structure of the org. can be described as a degree of complexity of: complexity: extent to which an org. has many different parts. Horizontal = # of different types of jobs. Vertical = # of levels in the hierarchy. Spatial = geographic dispersion of personnel and physical facilities: formalization: extent to which rules and procedures govern activities; forma orgs. allow minimal discretion for employees, centralization: decision making and concentration; more prevalent in small businesses. **through two mechanisms: org. structure can reflect mgmt. , group"s cultural background. e. g. higher power distance cultures, orgs. would operate in hierarchical and centralized way. Flat structures in high egalitarian societies: country culture affects societal acceptance of different ways of organizing. Normative pressures influence the tendency of chinese firms in hong kong to stay small and family owned. Knitting industry in the modena region of italy.
