GMS 200 Lecture : MGT CHAP11.doc

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Masoomeh Moharrer

Document Summary

Chapter introduction: which of the following statements does not describe a way in which traditional organizational structures are changing, traditional structures are being flattened, networks are being developed, more people are being hired. D: decision making is being decentralized to the point where knowledge exists. The goals for changing traditional organizational structures include all of the following except: A: more creativity, shorter product development cycles, better customer service, maintenance of current productivity levels. The following statements describe different forces that are affecting structural design and how organizations are responding to these forces. __________ is the process of choosing and implementing structures that best arrange resources to accomplish the organization"s mission and objectives: cultural management, structural strategizing, organization design, mechanizing the organization, cultural adaptation. The ultimate purpose of __________ is to create an alignment between structures and situational challenges: cultural management, structural strategizing, organization design, mechanizing the organization, cultural adaptation.