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serike

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A job description should contain four key elements: identification information, a job summary, job duties and responsibilities, and job specifications and minimum qualifications.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Compare bureaucratic, flat, and boundaryless organizational designs. What business strategies and job design methods are appropriate for each type of structure?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: TRUE

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Answer: Summary of suggested answer -
 Bureaucratic  defender strategy, works well in stable, predictable environments. Noted for top-down management, job specialization, defined boundaries, and minimal employee involvement in decision making. Work simplification is an effective way to use labor efficiently.
 Flat  prospector strategy, works well in rapidly changing environments, facilitates entrepreneurship. Noted for decentralized decision making, few management layers, organized by product/service/customer, independent business units, often uses work teams, reduces boundaries between workers, work units, etc. Team-based job designs effective.
 Boundaryless  prospector strategy, works well in volatile industries. Noted for forming relationships with other organizations, customers, and suppliers to pool resources for mutual benefit. Shares characteristics of a flat organization. Job enrichment can be effective if it involves more interactions with customers. Team-based job designs effective.




serike

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Reply 2 on: Jul 6, 2018
:D TYSM


cpetit11

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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