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MBA 704 Exam 2 Questions and Answers 100% Pass Chester Barnard - Proposed a comprehensive theory of cooperation in formal organizations System of coordinated activities of 2 or more Authority should come from the bottom up Empathize on importance of human element in organization Open System -...

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MBA 704 Exam 2 Questions and
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Chester Barnard - ✔✔Proposed a comprehensive theory of cooperation in formal organizations


System of coordinated activities of 2 or more


Authority should come from the bottom up


Empathize on importance of human element in organization


Open System - ✔✔System made up of interactive parts from external environment


Contingency Approach - ✔✔No single best way to organize


Design must be fitted to existing environmental conditions


Organizational learning - ✔✔Emphasizes innovation and creativity over adapting to change


Learning Organizaitions - ✔✔Single Loop


Double Loop


Single Loop - ✔✔Improving organization's capacity to achieve known objectives (routine and behavioral

learning)


Double Loop - ✔✔Reevaluating objectives and the beliefs surrounding them (changing the organizational

culture)


Characteristics of Learning Organizationa - ✔✔Presence of tension




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Systems thinking


Culture


Presence of Tension - ✔✔Creative tension (motivation to learn)


Systems Thinking - ✔✔Shared visions and openness to new ideas


Culture - ✔✔High value placed on process of learning


Organization Behavior in Learning Organizations - ✔✔Adaptive learning


Generative learning


Cultural values


Adaptive Learning - ✔✔Employees simply react to changing with standard responses leading to short

term solutions


Generative Learning - ✔✔Examine effect of decisions and change behavior as needed


Cultural values - ✔✔Everyone has useful ideas


Learning flows up and down and new ideas are important


Mistakes are learning opportunities


Organizational Design - ✔✔Creating or reshaping of the organizations structure


Horizontal


Hollow


Modular


Network


Radical Redesign


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Virtual Organization


Horizontal Design - ✔✔Improves coordination and communication


Organized around workflow process not task


Flattened hierarchy and use of teams to manage everything


Teams performance rewarded


Customer satisfying as driver of performance


Supplier and customer contact max


Fully informed and training employees


Hollow Design - ✔✔Core competencies (product design and marketing) kept in house


Entire non core process (manufacturing or customer service) outsourced to vendors who do them cheaper

and faster


Modular Design - ✔✔Parts of produce or service outsources instead of entirety process


Network Design - ✔✔Horizontal, Hollow, and Modular


Alternatives to traditional hierarchy or functional designs


Boundaryless due to info tech and globalization


Radical Redesign - ✔✔Greenfield: Clean slate


Rediscovery: Return to previous design


Network: Find where to add value, then hire a firm to do it


Virtual Organization - ✔✔A company outside a company created to respond to an exceptional market

opportunity that is often temporary




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