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Five elements that compose Galbraith's model of Organizational Design - Answer-Strategy, structure, processes (including decision-making), human resources policies (including compensation), and culture Galbraith's model of organizational design is also known as - Answer-Start Model Start Mode...

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Five elements that compose Galbraith's model of Organizational Design - Answer-
Strategy, structure, processes (including decision-making), human resources policies
(including compensation), and culture

Galbraith's model of organizational design is also known as - Answer-Start Model

Start Model - Answer-The framework for organization design which is the foundation on
which a company bases its design choices

The framework consists of a series of design policies that are controllable by
management and can influence employee behavior

Strategy - Answer-Determines direction

Structure - Answer-Determines the placement of power and authority in the organization

Structure policies fall into four areas - Answer-Specialization, Shape, Distribution of
power, Departmentalization

Process - Answer-The flow of information

Human resources policies (including compensation) or REWARDS means - Answer-
They influence the motivation of people to perform and address organizational goals

Culture or People means - Answer-This area governs the human resource policies of
recruiting, selection, rotation, training, and development

In Structure, Specialization means - Answer-The type and numbers of job specialties
used in performing the job

In Structure, Shape means - Answer-The number of people in the departments at each
level (span of control)

In Structure, Distribution of power means - Answer-In its vertical dimension, it refers to
the classic issues of centralization or decentralization. In its lateral dimension, it refers
to the movement of power to the department dealing directly with the issues critical to its
mission

In Structure, Departmentalization means - Answer-The basis for forming departments at
each level of the structure. The standard dimensions on which departments are formed
are functions, products, workflow processes, markets, customers, and geography.

, Matrix structures are ones where two or more dimensions report to the same leader at
the same level

Structural dimensions - Answer-Centralization, Formalization, Specialization, Hierarchy
of authority (span of control), Vertical, and Horizontal complexity

In Structural dimensions, Centralization - Answer-Refers to the level of hierarchy with
authority to make decisions

In Structural dimensions, Formalization - Answer-The degree to which an organization
has rules, procedures,and written documentation

In Structural dimensions, Specialization - Answer-The degree to which tasks are divided
into separate, specialized jobs

In Structural dimensions, the Hierarchy of authority (span of control) - Answer-Who
reports to whom? The number of people reporting to a supervisor

In Structural dimensions, Vertical complexity - Answer-Number of levels in the hierarchy

In Structural dimensions, Horizontal complexity - Answer-Number or distinct department
in the organization

Contingency factors - Answer-Culture, size, goals and strategy, environment, and
technology

In Contingency factors, Culture is - Answer-The set of values, norms, guiding beliefs,
and understandings that are shared by members of an organization and taught to new
members as the correct way to think, feel, and behave

In Contingency factors, Size means - Answer-It can be measured for the organization
as a whole or for the specific components. Normally the number of employees

In Contingency factors, Goals is - Answer-A desired state of affairs that the organization
attempts to reach

In Contingency factors, Strategy means - Answer-A plan for interacting with the
competitive environment to achieve organizational goals

In Contingency factors, Environment means - Answer-Includes all elements outside the
boundary of the organization. Key elements are the industry, government, customers,
suppliers, and the financial community. Typically other organizations or competitors

In Contingency factors, Technology means - Answer-The work processes, techniques,
machines, and actions used to transform organizational inputs (materials, information,
ideas) into outputs (products and services)

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