The evaluation includes recommendations of suitable solutions to this issue based on organizational theory concepts and the concepts of organizational behavior.
Background Information
The organization I work for has several divisions or department that are mandated with various responsibilities and tasks towards the achievement of the established business goals and objectives. Each of these departments is led by a departmental head who ensures that the division's workforce carry out their respective roles in line with department goals and objectives. The departmental heads work in collaboration with the organization's top management to create a suitable working environment where employees can thrive as they… Continue Reading...
Quality control, quality assurance, and quality management are taken for granted as essential components of organizational theory and behavior. Although Karoru Ishikawa framed quality control from a Japanese perspective, his suggestions have become entrenched in international business, particularly in manufacturing and industrial engineering sectors. The Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) already had a quality control division in place when Ishikawa joined the organization; yet his contributions to quality control in science and engineering were so tremendous that over 50 scientists at JUSE recently contributed to a book commemorating the Ishikawa. Ishikawa’s primary contributions to quality control include integration quality control methods into organizational… Continue Reading...
4-4. Describe the Hierarchical and Matrix Organizational Design.
The hierarchical organizational theory has its roots in the command and control of the military institution. In such a structure, decision making and communication follow a top-down pattern. Employees are expected to respond to their supervisors. In a matrix design, employees have cross-functional responsibilities. Therefore, employees report to different supervisors in different departments such as logistics, marketing, and production (Murphy & Knemeyer, 2014).
4-10. Discuss The Reasons Why Logisticians Might Be Concerned With Theft.
Theft is a global issue affecting not only logisticians but also business owners and consumers alike. Nowadays, the… Continue Reading...
at the organization.
Taylor's theory made an important contribution to the field of management and organizational theory. The theory particularly shifted the manager's role from an ordinary (unspecialized) supervisor to a specialized foreman adequately capable of overseeing every step of the production process (Griffin, 2008). Today, it is not uncommon for managers to thoroughly evaluate tasks and develop work systems that guarantee… Continue Reading...
it was especially valuable to draw upon resources discussing power structures in organizations. The different lenses – structural theory, organizational theory, cultural theory – all provide a pathway to leverage knowledge that already exists about organizations and their cultures in order to diagnose key elements of the problem and point in the direction of the solution. In most case studies, most organizational problems, there is no need to reinvent the wheel. Using existing resources to understand the power dynamics that are at play in this organizational conflict, and how those dynamics can be leveraged to bring about a resolution, has been probably the most impactful learning experience in this… Continue Reading...
