MG 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Flextime, Open Innovation, Telecommuting

• School: Quinnipiac University
• Department: Management
• Course: MG 210
• Professor: Julia M.Fullick- Jagiela

Document Summary

Virtual org (temporarily hire small core of full-time employees and outside specialists) Contingent workers (temporary, freelance, contract workers; employment contingent upon. Team structure (entire org is made of work teams): pros: involved/empowered employees, reduced barriers among func areas, cons: no clear chain of command, pressure on teams to perform. Matrix structure (assigns specialists from different func depts. to work on projects): pros: fluid/flexible design can respond to envt changes, faster decision-making, cons: complexity of assigning people to projects, task/personality conflicts. Boundaryless organization (design not defined by, or limited to, horizontal/vertical/external boundaries imposed by a predefined structure): pros: highly flexible/responsive, utilize talent where it"s found, cons: lack of control, communication difficulties. Virtual organization (small core of full-time employees and outside specialists temporarily hired as needed to work on projects). Network organization (uses own employees to do work and networks of outside suppliers to provide other needed product components or work processes). Have top management support and set clear expectations.