OBHR 401 DAY3

Question 1

What are the dual objectives?

Answer 1

Reliability: organizational activities that lead to the same results every time

Adaptability: Organizational ability to change the external environment

Question 2

What are the dual objectives?

Answer 2

Reliability: organizational activities that lead to the same results every time

Adaptability: Organizational ability to change the external environment

Question 3

What is complexity in organizational structure?

Answer 3

how multiple organization entities differentiate from one another

Question 4

What is differentiation in organizational structure?

Answer 4

to make different departments based on roles, and responsibilities. Vertical and Horiznotal

Question 5

What is Horizontal Differentiation?

Answer 5

Grouping similar jobes together to transform functional units into manageable units

Question 6

What is vertical differentiation?

Answer 6

location of differentiation in decision-making (flat vs tall). Hierarchy of managers

Question 7

What is integration?

Answer 7

to the extent to which each component of organizations can rapidly and adequately respond to one another

Question 8

What are the mechanisms of Integration?

Answer 8

Hierarchy (communication)–> Structural Linking Mechanisms (teams) –> reward and control systems (checklist and coordination between teams)–> informal mechanisms –> IT

Question 9

What is a functional structure?

Answer 9

An organizational structure based on the functions of each positions

Question 10

What are the Pros and Cons of a Functional Structure

Answer 10

Pro
- Good communication and teamwork
- Accountability
-Balanced power Dyanmic

Cons
- the function that makes most money gets priority
- lack of communication between the teams
- CEO can get overwhelmed coordinating between the VPS

Question 11

What is a project product structure?

Answer 11

Based heavily on the function of putting out product

Pros
- Gets the product out the door
- Minimal Conflict if one manager is in charge

Cons
- Can be inefficient in duplication of efforts
- conflict of agencies

Question 12

What is a Project Product Team: the tole of the dotted-line relationship

Answer 12

Each employee has a formal manager and an informal manager (dotted line). Dotted line can still delegate tasks but does not have hiring or firing powers

Question 13

What is the Pro and Cons of the Project Product Dotted Line Relationship?

Answer 13

Pro
- Delegation of tasks
- flexibility
- better utilization of resources
- better collaboration

Cons
- product managers do not have the same expertise as the functional manager
- don’t know who to reach out to first if they have a concern

Question 14

Matrix system?

Answer 14

Employees have two formal bosses at the same level with the same type of control and authority. They both report to the same general manager

Question 15

What are the Pros and Cons of a Matrix system?

Answer 15

Pro
- increase collaboration
Con
- employees may become confused if managers have different vision

Question 16

What is the Hybrid Structure?

Answer 16

Taking divisions and combining them into cultural structures + clean separation of vision + centralized some of the divisions

Question 17

What are the pros and cons of the hybrid structure?

Answer 17

Pro
- easier decision-making in a specific division
- saves money because you don’t have to duplicate roles
- related work but also allows for centralization

Con
- harder tp communicate sometimes
- faster employee burnout and suffocation

Question 18

What is a Multi-division structure?

Answer 18

Each division reports up to all functional VPS rather than being its own function

Senior VPS are more involved in strategizing than day-to-day operation

Increased bureaucracy

Question 19

What is a conglomerate structure?

Answer 19

made up of several different independent businesses. two different acquisitions with their own functional managers

Question 20

What is the teal organization?

Answer 20

Organizing and structuring from the bottom up. Hierarchical planning through whole individuals (self-management)

Question 21

What is an Holocracy organization?

Answer 21

Authority and decision making is distributed in a fluid manner and governance is spelled out by complex constitution

Question 22

What is a podularity organization?

Answer 22

Pod = microcosm of the whole business and autonomous full-service teams

Question 23

What is a circle in a holocracy?

Answer 23

a team that organizes and disbands as the organization needs it to be

Question 24

What is a cabal?

Answer 24

Usually in video game development, but a multi-disciplinary project team that forms organically at work toward a major goal. Employees create a joint goal because they think that it is important

Question 25

What is a role?

Answer 25

In a holocracy circle, a set of responsibilities for a certain outcome or process. Roles can be created or destroyed

Question 26

What is a lead link?

Answer 26

In holocracy, the role responsible for allocating resources, responsibilities and has some traditional roles of a manager but is subject to the governance circle

Question 27

What is a Clou?

Answer 27

Clout is letter to collegues. Outlining employee roles and performance metrics

Question 28

What is an agile organization

Answer 28

Cross-functional, self-managed teams solve complex problems iteratively and adaptively. rapid responses to customer needs

Operates in numerous teams, each with self-contained terms and goals

Question 29

What are some of the key components of Holocracy?

Answer 29

Self-managed teams part of self-managed organization

Teams are fluid and come and go

Individuals are members of multiple teams

Individuals have many different responsibilities
Zappos 7.4 roles, 3.5 responsibility per role, total of 25 responsibilities per individual

Accountability rests within the teams

Shared leadership within teams

Lead link coaches and connects with other teams

every circle means monthly