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. Week 5 Large and small businesses, educational institutions, state and city governments, medical facilities, and the military are being forced to change the way they operate. Although it has always influenced a manager's job, change is accelerating in the workplace. We discuss the reasons why the market place is changing and what management can do to stimulate innovation and flexibility in their organizations. Managers can increase the productivity of their employees by understanding their behavior.
Managers can increase the productivity of their employees by understanding their behavior.
We examine a number of factors that influence employee and group behavior and their implications for the practice of management. We learn that the management of many organizations today believe that using teams will allow them to produce better products at a faster rate and at lower cost. Teamwork can reinvigorate productivity and better position an organization to deal with a rapidly changing business environment. We discuses employee motivation and how to maximize it. Week 6 Several questions are presented.