Stability, predictability, efficiency, economies of scale are qualities that exemplified businesses a generation ago. But, today, things have changed. Lean, fast, and flexible, these companies strive for quality, foster teamwork, promote workplace ethics, minimize organizational hierarchies, and value entrepreneurial skills. Then, the discussion moves to budgets, scheduling, break-even analysis, and other practical planning tools used by managers. WE also examine the foundations of decision making.
All managers make decisions.
Week 3 Technology has completely changed most organizations. We focus on how operations and information technologies are influencing management and work processes, the affect of technology on worker obsolescence, and how managers can design jobs and work schedules to maximize employee performance. We present the foundations of organizational structure by defining the concept and its key components, introducing organization design options, considering contingency variables that determine the best design option, and exploring the concept of organizational culture. We take a mid term exam. The foundations of organizational structure by defining the concept and its key components, introducing organization design options, considering contingency variables that determine the best design option, and exploring the concept of organizational culture.