Grade 11 Modules 2021-2022 ABM

Organization and Management OM (Part 1)

1. What are the three traditional organizational design theories? Briefly define each.
> The three traditional organizational design theories are simple, functional, and divisional. The simple organizational design has few departments, wide spans of control and has a centralized authority, and very little formalization of work. The functional organizational design is grouping together the workers with similar or related specialties. Has concept of delegation of authority to functional managers while still allowing CEO to retain over strategic decisions. Divisional organizational design is made up of separate business divisions where the higher corporation acts as overseer to coordinate and control the different divisions, and provide financial or legal support services.

2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the simple organizational design? Do you agree or disagree with these advantages and disadvantages? Explain your answer.
> The simple organizational design st are its flexible, fast decision-making and results, and has a clear accountability. On the other hand the simple organizational design weaknesses are its risk that overdependence with over-dependence on a single person, And has no longer appropriate as the company growns. Yes, I agree with its strengths and weaknesses because there is no absolute right or wrong way to structure a business.

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1. Name the different modern organizational design theories. Briefly define each.
> The modern organizational design theories are team design, matrix-project design, and boundary-less design. The team design is a flexible business organization structure made up of work teams that work together to achieve the organization's purpose. The matrix-project design is flexible business organization which assigns experts belonging to different functional departments to work together on projects. The boundary-less design is a form whose design eliminates vertical, horizontal, or external boundaries. Has no boundaries to information flow and completion of work is fast.

2. Task and personality conflicts are said to be disadvantages to the use of the matrix-project design. Explain rationale of this statement.
> Matrix-project design is different in striking ways because the employees are generally accountable to more than one boss. There are usually two separate chains of command. The matrix structure is designed to be partially impermanent. And has two kinds of managers, functional managers and project managers. The Managerial roles are fluid, and not fixed. The balance of power between functional and project managers isn't organizationally defined. That's why task and personality conflicts are disadvantages of matrix-project design.