Management and Organizational Studies 3385A/B Chapter 4: HR Admin Chapter 4.docx

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 3385A/B
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Many levels, and hierarchical communication channels and career paths. Highly specialized jobs with narrowly defined job descriptions. Broadly defined jobs, with general job descriptions. Emphasis on teams and product development: matrix. Each job has two components: functional and product. Finance personnel for product b are responsible for both the finance executive and the product b executive. Industrial engineering a field of study concerned with analyzing work methods; making work cycles more efficient by modifying, combining, rearranging, or eliminating tasks; and establishing time standards. Job redesign efforts almost always fail when employees lack the physical and mental skills, abilities, or education needed to perform the job. Increasing job flexibility: companies are grappling with challenges such as rapid product and technological change, global competition, deregulation, political instability, demographic changes, and a shift to a service economy. Led organization to focus on personal competencies and skills in job analysis, hiring, and compensation management (rather than on specific duties and tasks)