SOC361H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ibm Officevision, Potentiometer, Kodak
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Organizational structure: oil company structure is opposite from the traditional structure, (cid:862)silo(cid:863) orga(cid:374)izatio(cid:374) stru(cid:272)ture is differe(cid:374)t leaders that control a small number of people. Hovey and beard company: case study: 2 different points, 1. it is an ex. Hooks too fast to keep up: 2. Too hot because of drying oven: 4. 6/8 women left and foreman quit: discussion, the lesson of the case was that workers wanted autonomy and control over their work, 4 points, (cid:1006). People do(cid:374)"t naturally work at the same effort all day long: 3. Workers want to participate and have input and be listened too: 4. Important to be sensitive to organizational structure: engineers have status and get paid a lot with a lot of power. The skilled workers have a lot of status because they are male and skilled. The (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) did(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e (cid:373)u(cid:272)h status a(cid:374)d the structure was not consistent.
