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    Contemporary Organizational Design

    Reflecting on the evolution of organizational design, which theorist/theory has had the most significant impact on contemporary organizational design? Why?

    Netflix strengths and weaknesses

    An examination of Netflix's strengths and weaknesses and a discussion Netflix's internal environment with regard to its strengths & weaknesses. 1-page, 1 or 2 references.

    A Problem of Motivation

    About 18 months ago, Jess Johnson was appointed to direct a newly authorized and funded unit in the state's Department of Human Services (DHS). Shortly thereafter, she interviewed and hired six new employees to staff the unit. The name of the unit is Service Outreach for Seniors (SOS). Its purpose is to coordinate services for t

    Immediate Next Day Response

    Please respond by tomorrow. Sorry about the previous delay. 1.) List and briefly describe the nine ways of acting to improve motivation in organizations (200 Words). 2.) Write a summary of the theories of motivation from the perspective of which theory is best for motivating employees in a public organization (your choice

    Industry performance in 1-year and 5-year time frames

    From the Morningstar Database of Industry Sector Performance, http://news.morningstar.com/stockReturns/CapWtdIndustryReturns.html, examine the financial performance of various industries over 1 year and 5 year timeframes. Pick one industry that has achieved an excess of 10% return to shareholders in both time frames. Then pick o

    Government politics, organizational process, and logic models

    1) Compare and contrast the Organizational Process model and the Governmental Politics model of decision making. 2) Research your own external sources to design a 'logic model', and write a summary of the activity outputs, intermediate outcomes, and end outcomes of a healthcare policy (your choice) from a cost effective pers

    Supervisor Bias in Performance Evaluations

    The main problem with performance appraisal programs is supervisory bias when making judgments. How can a company attempt to identify and reduce appraisal bias? Respond substantively to two other learners.

    Legal Aspects of Staffing

    Select one of the laws listed below and explain how it has changed the staffing process. Also select one governmental activity from the second list and explain how it influences staffing. Respond substantively to two other learners. Laws to choose from in answering the discussion question: Employment-at-will Fair Labor St

    Changing an Organizational Culture

    Suppose you want to change an organization's culture. What sort of resistance would you expect from employees? How would you deal with this resistance? Discuss any experiences you have with organizational cultural change.

    Job design across cultures

    1. What is the most important emerging issue in the design of work? 2. How do the Japanese, German, and Scandinavian approaches to work differ from one another and from the American approach? 3. Is there ever one best way to design a particular job?

    Organizations reward structure

    The organization's reward structure may inadvertently cause individuals to act in inappropriate manner if rewards are seen as being distributed on the basis of outcomes, rather than the means by which goals and objectives are achieved. This potential inadvertent cause may help understand why it is possible for highly ethical lea

    Organizational Structure Design

    The organizational structure design of a firm is important. In fact, structure, describes the executive, managerial, and administrative organization of a firm and indicates responsibility and hierarchical relationships. It also influences the flow of information as well as the context and nature of human interactions. True or fa

    Simple organizational structure

    The simple organizational structure is the oldest, and most common form of organization. One of the disadvantages is that decision making is highly decentralized. An additional feature of this type of organizational structure would be the flat structure that limits upward mobility. True or False

    Hospital Organizational Structure and Function Project

    I need help writing an Executive Memo in which I do the following to inform the Administrative Board: Can you help me? I am a nurse leader in your organization's human resource department. As part of the interview process, I must explain to potential candidates the position for which they are applying and their place in the o

    Apple's Organizational Structure

    1. Please compare Apple's organizational structure to the basic one (Figure 2-1) by describing what is different and what is similar. 2. Are the any SBU's, if so, name them. 3.Designate the market share for the business (please cite reference).

    Pay Structure Change Connected to Job Market Conditions

    The student case study was: Explain the relationship between pay structure change and market conditions. Discuss the major issues and sub-issues that influence the employee's pay. Two market conditions explored in this solution include the economy and job market. When unemployment is high, organizations have a plethora of jo

    Organizational Structure to Decentralize Decision-Making

    You have been hired as an assistant to a new CEO of an academic medical center. You have been asked to recommend a variety of organization designs for the 300-bed inpatient facility. The academic medical center is fully affiliated with the medical school, which is internationally renowned for its work in cardiovascular diseases,

    Pay Fairness and Structure

    1. List and explain the perceptions employees use to determine the fairness of the company's procedures and outcomes. 2. An organization's pay should comply with the laws. Elaborate on the legal requirements in regards to pay within an organization. 3. Describe how a company designs a pay structure, and evaluate how to mak

    The various components that comprise an organization.

    An organization's structure includes the jobs the employees hold within the organization. The design of an organization includes the process of making decisions. Outline the 6 key elements of an organization's structure. Based on information from your company's Web site and other information sources, describe your company's o

    System & Structure Analysis

    Security Guard on Fort Campbell 1. Introduction & Background- Write an overview of the organization including the types of services and/or goods produced and the industry in which it operates. Give a brief history of the organization, where it is located, when the organization was founded and major events in its history. Rem

    The Organizational Structure of a Healthcare Organization

    Provide (attach) the organizational structure of a health care organization. Provide a brief description of the organization. Describe why you believe the structure is effective for the organization and suggest changes for improvement.