Organization theory and design: Lecture 45

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Organizational structure
Vertical information linkages
Horizontal information linkages
Functional, divisional and geographical structures
Matrix structure
Horizontal structure
Boundary less organizations

Hybrid structure
External environment
Environmental uncertainty
Adapting to uncertainty through positions and departments, buffering and
boundary spanning
Differentiation Vs integration
Mechanistic and organic designs
Organizational ecosystems
Population ecology model (variation, selection and retention)
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Organizational level manufacturing technologies
Service Vs manufacturing firms
Departmental technologies, Variety and Analyzability
Departmental design
IT and KM
Inter organizational relationships
Organizational size
Organizational life cycle
Organizational control systems; market, bureaucratic and clan controls
Organizational culture
Ethical values
Change management
Decision making in organizations
Rational and bounded rationality and intuitive decision making
Conflict, power and politics
Contemporary trends: Globalization
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