MHR 523 Chapter Notes -Industrial Engineering, Job Analysis, Step One
23 May 2011
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organizational structure the formal relationships among jobs in an organization. organization chart a snapshot of the firm, depicting the organization"s structure in chart form at a particular point in time. bureaucratic top-down management approach, many levels, highly specialized jobs, focus on independent performance. flat decentralized management approach, few levels, broadly defined job descriptions, emphasis on teams and on customer service. boundaryless joint ventures with customers, suppliers, and/or competitors, emphasis on teams whose members may cross organizational boundaries. Job design the process of systematically organizing work into tasks that are required to perform a specific job. Job a group of related activities and duties, held by a single employee or a number of incumbents. Position the collection of tasks and responsibilities performed by one person. not effective in a changing environment, or one where employees want challenges.
