Chapter 7: Organizational Structure and Change Learning Objectives

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Chapter 7 Organizational Structure and
ChangeLearning Objectives

• Define organizational structure and its basic
  elements
• Describe matrix, boundaryless, and learning
  organizations
• Describe why and how organizations change
• Understand reasons why people resist change, and
  strategies for planning and executing change
  effectively
• Develop your own strategy to promote change.
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Organizing in the P-O-L-C-Framework
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Building Blocks of Structure
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• Once decision making became more decentralized,
• Caterpillar was better equipped to compete at the
  global level

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Hierarchical Levels
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• Organizations using functional structures group
  jobs based on similarity in functions
• Marketing
• Manufacturing
• Finance
• Accounting
• Human Resources
• Information Technology

• In organizations using divisional structures,
  departments represent the unique products,
  services, customers, or geographic locations the
  company is serving
• Each unique product or service the company is
  producing will have its own department

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Functional/Divisional Departmentalization
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Departmentalization options
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Disadvantages of the Matrix Organization
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Brewing Co.
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Fear of failure!
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What can organizations do before change occurs to
prepare employees?
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Refreezing and Making Change Part of the Culture
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