logging in or signing up Network Organization-Part 2 mspoole Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 542 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: September 14, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 1 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript The Network Organization : copyright Marshall Scott Poole The Network Organization Part 2: The Network Organization II. Network Organizations : copyright Marshall Scott Poole II. Network Organizations A. Definition Aggregates of free-standing organizations whose components are assembled to meet a particular set of demands Example: Textbook publishing Slide 3: copyright Marshall Scott Poole II. Network Organizations : copyright Marshall Scott Poole II. Network Organizations B. Characteristics of Network Designs Flexible, modular units assembled into structure Easy to reconfigure Sometimes all units from the same organization, sometimes from different organizations II. Network Organizations : copyright Marshall Scott Poole II. Network Organizations B. Characteristics of Network Designs (cont) 2. Assembled by brokers 3. Team-based work organization II. Network Organizations : copyright Marshall Scott Poole II. Network Organizations B. Characteristics of Network Designs (cont) 4. Flat organizational structure Relies on coordination and negotiation rather than hierarchy 5. Intensive use of communication and information technology To integrate the organization To automate coordination II. Network Organizations : copyright Marshall Scott Poole II. Network Organizations B. Characteristics of Network Designs (cont) 6. Boundaries of network organizations are less clear than more traditional forms II. Network Organizations : copyright Marshall Scott Poole II. Network Organizations C. An Example Calyx Flowers Headquarters organizes network Concierge takes orders and arranges for payment Direct arrangement with flower growers all over the world Growers arrange flowers Ship via UPS, other shippers Financial company collects payments keeps books, reimburses growers, shippers Growers Shipper Customer Financial Co. Call Center Calyx HQ II. Network Organizations : copyright Marshall Scott Poole II. Network Organizations D. Communication Open communication system Organized for efficiency and problem solving Trust is very important: Relationship building Reputation II. Network Organizations : copyright Marshall Scott Poole II. Network Organizations D. Communication (cont) 3. Formal systems for monitoring and control IV. Postscript : copyright Marshall Scott Poole IV. Postscript A continuum of organizational forms Classical: Human : Human : Network Relations Resources Increasingly complex form Increasingly suited for changing environment You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Network Organization-Part 2 mspoole Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 542 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: September 14, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 1 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript The Network Organization : copyright Marshall Scott Poole The Network Organization Part 2: The Network Organization II. Network Organizations : copyright Marshall Scott Poole II. Network Organizations A. Definition Aggregates of free-standing organizations whose components are assembled to meet a particular set of demands Example: Textbook publishing Slide 3: copyright Marshall Scott Poole II. Network Organizations : copyright Marshall Scott Poole II. Network Organizations B. Characteristics of Network Designs Flexible, modular units assembled into structure Easy to reconfigure Sometimes all units from the same organization, sometimes from different organizations II. Network Organizations : copyright Marshall Scott Poole II. Network Organizations B. Characteristics of Network Designs (cont) 2. Assembled by brokers 3. Team-based work organization II. Network Organizations : copyright Marshall Scott Poole II. Network Organizations B. Characteristics of Network Designs (cont) 4. Flat organizational structure Relies on coordination and negotiation rather than hierarchy 5. Intensive use of communication and information technology To integrate the organization To automate coordination II. Network Organizations : copyright Marshall Scott Poole II. Network Organizations B. Characteristics of Network Designs (cont) 6. Boundaries of network organizations are less clear than more traditional forms II. Network Organizations : copyright Marshall Scott Poole II. Network Organizations C. An Example Calyx Flowers Headquarters organizes network Concierge takes orders and arranges for payment Direct arrangement with flower growers all over the world Growers arrange flowers Ship via UPS, other shippers Financial company collects payments keeps books, reimburses growers, shippers Growers Shipper Customer Financial Co. Call Center Calyx HQ II. Network Organizations : copyright Marshall Scott Poole II. Network Organizations D. Communication Open communication system Organized for efficiency and problem solving Trust is very important: Relationship building Reputation II. Network Organizations : copyright Marshall Scott Poole II. Network Organizations D. Communication (cont) 3. Formal systems for monitoring and control IV. Postscript : copyright Marshall Scott Poole IV. Postscript A continuum of organizational forms Classical: Human : Human : Network Relations Resources Increasingly complex form Increasingly suited for changing environment