BU491 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Shared Decision-Making In Medicine, Nemawashi, Societas Europaea
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Historically mne managers focus much of their attention on trying to find which formal structure provided the right fit in various conditions. The basic problem underlying a company"s search for a structural fit was that it focused on only one organizational variable formal structure. In short, rather than imposing a structure that defines formal responsibilities, the challenge facing. Mnes today is to develop an organization with an appropriate internal network of relationships. Administrative heritage- a company"s history and its embedded management culture- influences its organization and ability and willingness to change. Its ability to respond will be shaped by its in-place configuration and resource distribution, its historical definition of management responsibilities and its ingrained organizational norms, for example. A company"s organization is shaped not only by current external task demands but also by past internal structures and management biases. Organizational configuration models picture in textbook: decentralized federation, most key assets and resources are decentralized, loose, personal controls.
