BIZ FINAL

a system of tasks, reporting relationships, and communication linkages

describes the arrangement of work positions within an organization

the official structure of the organization

the set of unofficial relationships among an organizations members

identifies the informal structures and their embedded social relationships that are active in an organization

the process of grouping together people and jobs into work units

groups together people with similar skills who perform similar tasks

combines functional and divisional approaches to emphasize project or program teams

brings together members from different functional departments

uses IT to link with networks of outside suppliers and service contractors

organizations join together in partnership to pursue an area of mutual interest

uses information technologies to operate as a shifting network of alliances

top management keeps the power to make most decisions

top management allows lower levels to help make many decisions

emphasizes formal authority, rules, order, fairness, and efficiency

bureaucratic, using a centralized and vertical structure

are adaptive, using a decentralized and horizontal structure

splits one job between two people

involves using IT to work at home or outside the office

are clear, well defined, and widely shared among member

weak cultures

the process through which new members learn the culture of an organization

what you see and hear when walking around an organization

found in the underlying values of the organization

beliefs and values shared by organization members. make the mission statement affective

uses symbols to establish and maintain a desired organizational culture

the process of taking a new idea and putting it into practice

four stages of innovation

result in better ways of doing things

result in new or improved goods or services

result in ways for firms to make money

tries to change the behavior of another person or social system

results in a major and comprehensive redirection of the organization

bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance

comprehensiveplan guiding resource allocation to achieve long term org. goals

focuses org. energies on achieveing a compelling goal

means operating in successful ways that are difficult to imitate

identififes how a divison or strategic business unit will compete in its product or service domain

guides activities within one specific area of operations

involves expansion of the org. current operations

expansion occurs by entering new business areas

growth by acquiring suppliers or distributors

changes operations to correct weakness

where bussiness closes and sells its assets to pay creditors

reduces the scale or mix of operations

decreases the size of operations

sells off parts of the org. to refocus attention on core bussiness areas

org. join togeather in partnership to pursue an area of mutual interest

the process of formulating and implementing strategies

the process of creating strategies

the process of putting strategies into action

examines org. strenghts and weaknesses, and enviromental opportunities and threats

a special strenght that gives an org. a competitive advantage

Porters Five forces of industry attractiveness

offers products that are unipue and different from the competition

seeks to operate with lower cost than competitors

analyzes business opportunities according to market growth rate and market share

inspires people to implement org. strategies

makes sure strategies are well implemented and that poor strategies are scrapped or changed

involves indetifying and taking action to resolve problems

the ability to gather and use info to solve problems

approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion

approaches problems in a flwxible and spontaneous fashion

offers complete info on possible action alternatives and their consequences

lacks complete info but offers probabilities of likely outcomes for possible action alternatives

lacks so much info that is is difficult to assign probablities to the likely outcomes of alternatives

applies a colution from past experience to a routine problem

applies a specific solution that has been crafted to address a unique problem

process begins with idenification of a problem and ends with evauation of implemented solutions

involves comparing the costs and benefits of each potential course of action

chooses the first satisfactory alternative that presents itself

the generation of a novel idea or unique approach that solves a problem or crafts an opportunity

uses readily available info to asses a current situation

assesses the likeihood of an occurrence using a stereptyped set of similar events

adjusts a previously existing value or starting point to make a decision

oversight of top managementr by a board of directiors or board of trustees

planning organizing leadingcontrolling staffing that use of resources to accomplish performance goals

the process of setting objectives and determining what should be done to accomplish them

the process of assigning tasks, allocating resources and coordingating work activities

the process of arousing enthsiasm and inspring efforts to achieve goals

the process of measuring performance and taking action to ensure desired results

the ability to use ecpertise to perform a tack with proficiency

ability to work well in coorperation with other people

the ability to manage ourseleves and our relationsships effectively

the ability to think analytically and solve complex problems

the worldwide interdependence of resource flows, product markets, and business competition

involves contaracting for work that is performed by workers in other countries

set moral standards of what is "good" and "right" behavior in organization and inn our personal lives

oversight of company's management by a board of directors

the display of negative irrational attitudes towards women or minorities

actively denies women and inorrites the full benefits of organizational membership

the collective brainpower or shared knowledge workforce

use their minds and intellects as critical assets to emoloyers