WEBERS OLD MODEL

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WEBERS OLD MODEL

• Tall structure - hierarchy
• Formalization - bureaucratic
• Specialization
• Standardization
• Defined boundaries

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NEW ORGANIZATIONALMODEL

• Flat
• Networked
• Flexible
• Diverse
• Global

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INPUTS

• HISTORY - past behavior/policies/performance of
  the organization
• RESOURCES - tangible assets such as human
  resources, technology, plant equipment,
  capital - intangible assets such as
  recognition/reputation
• ENVIRONMENT - the current context the
  organization operates in - competitors,
  suppliers, customers, interest groups - macro
  factors such as national culture, national and
  global business trends (e.g., recession)
• STRATEGY - missions, goals and objectives for
  organizations performance

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TRANSFORMATION PROCESStools the org. uses to
transform inputs into effective performance in
org/groups/individuals
FORMAL ORGANIZATION - explicit, codified
aspects of the organization - structure,
formal processes, systems (e.g., pay
systems control systems, information systems)
INFORMAL ORGANIZATION - implicit, assumed,
unwritten aspects - culture, leadership,
group dynamics, communication patterns
PEOPLE - characteristics of individual
members of the org - personality/job fit,
motivations, decision making TASK -
characteristics of work/jobs - workflow,
knowledge requirements, time demands
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OUTPUTSwhat the organization produces, how it
performs/effectiveness
ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL - goal attainment -
resource utilization - flexibility/adaptability
GROUP LEVEL - cohesion, integration -
contribution to organization-level
objectives INDIVIDUAL LEVEL - satisfaction,
stress, quality of work life