Organizational Structure
organizational design
job design
job simplification
job enlargement
increasing the number of different tasks in a given job by changing the division of labor
job enrichment
skill variety
task identity
task significance
autonomy
feedback
functional structure
divisional structure
product structure
geographic structure
market structure
matrix structure
cross-functional team
a group of managers brought together from different departments to perform organizational tasks
authority
span of control
decentralizing authority
task force
strategic alliance
a formal agreement that commits two or more companies to exchange or share their resources in order to produce and market a product
network structure
boundaryless organization
knowledge management system
control systems
formal target-setting, monitoring, evaluation, and feedback systems that provide managers with information about whether the organization's strategy and structure are working efficiently and effectively
feedforward control
concurrent control
feedback control
return on investment
most commonly used financial performance measure because it allows managers of one organization to compare performance with that of other organizations
operating margin
liquidity ratios
current ratio
quick ratio
leverage ratios
activity ratios
inventory turnover
days sales outstanding
operating budget
management by objectives
bureaucratic control
the shared set of beliefs, expectations, values, norms, and work routines that influences how members of an organization relate to one another and work together to achieve organizational goals
A fast, revolutionary approach to change in which top managers identify what needs to be changed and then move quickly to implement the changes throughout the organization.
A gradual or evolutionary approach to change in which managers at all levels work together to develop a detailed plan for change.
benchmarking
entrepreneur
intrapreneur
entrepreneurship
the mobilization of resources to take advantage of an opportunity to provide customers with new or improved goods and services
motivation
outcome
input
expectancy theory
expectancy
instrumentality
valence
need
need for achievement
need for affiliation
need for power
equity theory
equity
goal-setting theory
learning
operant conditioning theory
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
extinction
punishment
social learning theory
self-efficacy