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IS 491 || Chapter 3 Lecture
IS 491 || Chapter 3 Lecture
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01/23/2019

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Decision Rights
Definition
Authority to initiate, approve, implement and control decisions necessary to plan and run the business.
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Business Processes
Definition
Ordered tasks to complete key business objectives.
Term
Formal Reporting Relationships
Definition
Structure set up to coordinate organizational units.
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Informal Networks
Definition
Mechanism, such as ad hoc groups, to coordinate and transfer information outside formal reporting relationships.
Term
Locus
Definition
The span of culture: local, national, regional, etc.
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What are the four major organizational designs?
Definition
Hierarchical

Flat

Matrix

Networked
Term
What is a big advantage to Hierarchical organizational design?
Definition
Knowing exactly who you work for.
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What is a big disadvantage to Hierarchical organizational design?
Definition
There are limits to how many employees each manager can look over at one time.
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What is a Flat Organizational Structure Like (Horizontal)?
Definition
It is like a hierarchy with less levels/ranks, that feel more decentralized with a less defined chain of command.
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How do orders and information move through hierarchical organizations?
Definition
Orders go down and information goes up.
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What is Matrix Organization Like?
Definition
Having multiple supervisors and having workers work in small teams.
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What is Network Organization Like?
Definition
IS replaces hierarchical controls, in this weird flat/hierarchy hybrid.
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Emerging Organizational Forms are like what?
Definition
Flexible, agile, responsive configurations.
Term
What are the uses of social networks?
Definition
Finding experts

Getting to know colleagues

Seeing who has relevant experience for projects across functions and geography.
Term
IT Management Functions Include:
Definition
Monitor

Evaluate

Provide Feedback

Compensate & Reward

Control Processes
Term
Control Processes make it easier to do what?
Definition
Collect Data

Analyze

Communicate Results
Term
Culture
Definition
Shared set of values and belief.
Term
The more connected a group is, the easier it is to develop what?
Definition
A Shared Culture
Term
Observable Artifacts
Definition
Most visible layer of culture
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Espoused Values
Definition
Explicitly stated values
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Enacted Values
Definition
Values reflected in actual behavior, sometimes inconsistent with espoused values.
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Assumptions
Definition
Deepest un-observable layer of culture.
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Culture is not guaranteed to be what?
Definition
Universal through a company
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