Identify and discuss some of the more significant tradeoffs that a company faces with each of these various organization design

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Learning Activity #1

Executives must select among the four types of organization structures (Simple, Functional, Multidivisional, and Matrix) available to organize operations. Each structure has unique advantages, and the selection of structures involves a series of trade-offs. In this discussion:

  • Please identify and discuss some of the more significant tradeoffs that a company faces with each of these various organization designs.  Please be specific. (Please discuss in "list form" rather than a bulk paragraph).
  • Identify a business scenario where a specific structure you select might be a good fit.  Also discuss why this scenario is a good fit?

 Learning Activity #2

Identify a public company (e.g., one traded on the NY Stock Exchange or NASDAQ) and comment on the organization structure of that company.  Be sure to incorporate concepts discussed in Chapter 9.

a) Why is this structure appropriate for that company?

b) What organizational changes have occurred in this company in the last 5 years?

c) How have these changes impacted the Company (provide substantiating information (e.g., financial data, image, etc.)

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