METHODS OF BEOCMING A FLEXIBLE ORG

Question 1

What are the methods 5

Answer 1

restructuring

delayering

flexible employment contracts

organic structures v mechanistic

knowledge nad informatino managment

Question 2

org can become more flecible thourhg r

Answer 2

becoming a flatter org

Question 3

flatter hierachies are more …. than ….

Answer 3

responsive to change than tall hierarchies that rely on command from top and quite rigid

Question 4

a flatter org means authority is ….. to those on the …. , they’re closer to .. and more aware of ….

if international bs they’re more aware than ….. of …. therefore they can makemore …. ….so they should have …. to do that

Answer 4

flat means authority is delegated to those on lower levels, theyre closer to customers and more aware of changes happening in external enviro

in international bs theyre more aware thna head office of changes going on in their corer of the world therfore they can make more effective descions so theyshoul have power to do that

Question 5

what is delayering

Answer 5

get rididng of layers of mange,mt , so move from a tall to flatter hierachy

• we delegate more dm power to those at bottom of hierachy

Question 6

organic structure aka

Answer 6

flat strucutre where dm can be made organically at the bottom level in response to change sin the enviro

Question 7

mechansitic structure

Answer 7

more tighlty controlled and would typially be a taller structure

Question 8

restructuring in 80s 90s etc

Answer 8

refocusing on core competences

Question 9

restructuring meaning

Answer 9

focusing on core competences and sub contracting /outsouricng non core roles

Question 10

define core workers + exmaple

Answer 10

core workers - full time employees w essential skill sbs requires to operate
skills generate bs core competence
school - teachers

Question 11

flexible workers = example

Answer 11

schoool e.g sub
supermarket - employees brought in run up ot xmas when supermakrets get v busy

help org respond to busy times or non standard orders

Question 12

eripheral workers

Answer 12

tend to be outsourced - dont work for company but perform important services for the bs
e.g cleaning staff in skl

Question 13

flexible employment contracts include

Answer 13

part time staff

temporary/seasonal staff

0 hour contract - bs requore employees to be avaibal eot work for them but may not have any work - good for students , but if youre dependent on that work

flexitime - be in for a certain time but complete a certain time of hours a day

work from home

Question 14

how can flexible employment ocntracts help a bs be flexible

Answer 14

e.g wfh can let young mothers or father to keep working instead of stop working

enable bs to change through altering workforce presence to meet demand and changing external enviro -