ADMS 1000 Lecture 42: ADMS 1000 Lecture 42 Notes
3 May 2018
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ADMS 1000 Lecture 42 Notes – The Boundaryless Environment
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• Coputer pira has eroded Neskool’s ailit to ake oe ith just softare-based
music tools, and it has had to move into the production of hardware
• Such as drum machines and amplifiers that incorporate its computer technology.
• Making this massive market change might be challenging for some companies
• For an organization that reinvents itself every two to three years like Newskool does,
the bigger fight is a constant war against stagnation and rigidity.
• The organization has a very decentralized structure.
• With only 115 employees, the original management philosophy of allowing all
employees to participate in decision making and innovation is still the lifeblood of the
opa’s ulture.
• Oe deeloper otes, “At Neskool, the at ou to e part of the proess.
• If ou are a perso ho ats to do hat ou’re told at ork, ou’re i troule.
• Most ties, the a’t tell ou hat the at ou to do et—the do’t ee ko
what comes next!
• That’s h the hire eploees ho are reatie, people ho a tr to ake the et
thing happen.
• It’s hallegig, ut a lot of us thik it’s er uh a eitig evironment.
• Because so much of the work can be performed on computers, Finger decided early to
allow employees to work outside the office.
• The senior management in Berlin and Toronto are both quite happy with this
arrangement.
• Because some marketing work does require face-to-face contact, the Toronto office has
weekly in-person meetings.
• Employees who like Newskool are happiest when they can work through the night and
sleep most of the day, firing up their computers to get work done at the drop of a hat.
• Project discussions often happen via social netorkig o the opa’s itraet.
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