ORGS 2010 Final: Condensed Final ORGS notes (14 pages)

• School: York University
• Department: Organization Studies
• Course: ORGS 2010
• Professor: Heather Colquhoun

Document Summary

Condensed organizational behaviour notes: orgs 2010, section b. Task interdependence = degree to which different tasks depend on each other. Sequential: task completed, handed off to next stage. Pooled: tasks undertaken simultaneously; final results pooled together. Reciprocal: tasks conducted in repeated interaction with each other. Disadvantages: unclear cost/profit division, difficulties in integration, tall hierarchies inhibit communication. Variety of tasks/activities, but product group members share same final product. Advantages: transparency of performance (costs/profits more clear than functional grouping), clear strategic focus. + resources, erosion of deep technical expertise, missed opportunities for synergy/learning. Advantages: deep customer knowledge/relationship; tailored products and services. Alignment = tools to achieve strategic goals of organization. Back product- oriented; similar to market grouping oriented; similar to product grouping. Advantages: front end has deep knowledge of customers; back-end has close integration of technology and production. Disadvantages: similar to challenges faced by product/market grouping; can be challenging to maintain synergies between front and back end.