Organizational Design and Structure

Organizational Design and Structure People are interested in great stories of great success . Lincoln Electric uses such practices as Intensive employee involvement (Advisory committee , Suggestions plan Job security Compensation (Piece-rate system , Bonuses , Report cards Points for process improvements Strong management control No paid sick days No paid training

General Electric is committed to equal employment opportunity , a basic of a free society . By continuing to extend equal opportunity and provide fair treatment to all employees on the basis of merit , we will improve GE 's success while enhancing the progress of

individuals and the communities where our businesses are located

These two companies have different structures . But they are both successful

A narrow span of control consists of only a few employees a wide span of control includes many employees

The tendency nowadays is to flatten organizations by widening the span of control and decreasing the layers of management (hierarchy , and by relying more on employee teams to take on many of the roles formerly performed only by managers . There is a limit to number of employees any one manager can properly supervise

If a supervisor has a wide span-of-control she is supervising activities of many people

If span-of-control is narrow few subordinates report to her

Wide span-of-control is possible in most assembly line situations where each employee has only a few repetitive tasks to perform

Wide span-of-control is possible in situations where subordinates are highly educated

Narrow span-of-control is advisable when cost of making an error or wrong decision is high . History indicates that a wide span-of-control is more productive in long-run

While different , Gen X and Gen Y have some similarities . Both will demand a more innovative workplace , with flexible hours state-of-the-art resources , cooperative scheduling and supervisors who listen . One of the reasons Gen X and Y will be so valuable is that there will be a shortage of skilled managers to replace the retiring Traditionalists and Boomers . Developing experienced and skilled young managers will become vital to any organization hoping to compete in the future

The Apprentice . I will advice for women and men to improve the following features : Leadership takes courage and initiative (Initiative is a critical component of good leadership Self-awareness and self-correcting leadership High energy (A great leadership rule : if you want it , model it No direction (clarity of roles and expectations , protection or order

A successful leader with a new team needs to set the stage for success by facilitating an initial session (order ) to determine how the team will work together most effectively to achieve their task or goal . A leader should inspire confidence by creating a safe container (protection ) for the team to elicit the highest of collaboration creativity and effective strategy

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Organizational Redesign is structuring an organization , division or department to optimize how it supplies products and services to its clients and customers

The process of organization design matches people , information , and technology to the purpose , vision , and strategy of...