Welcome to Unit 4-AB140

WELCOME. We are starting our 4th week. Great job! Are there any questions from Unit 3 you need clarification on before we begin with Unit 4?

Please summarize in your own words at least one thing you learned from Unit 3.

Instructor overview and comments.

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Organizing (POLC)Unit 4 – AB140

Key Concepts/Unit Outcomes/To-do-list (pages 1-2). Reading: Organizing. Reading: Organizing for action. Chapter 6 in the Bateman & Snell

textbook (pgs. 122-134). Discussion: On experience with delegation. Assignment: Grow & Expand-a scenario about Sandwich Blitz, Inc.

and answering four questions. Seminar: We will cover differentiation and integration; Span of

control, and Centralized vs. decentralized organization. Review (Five multiple choice).

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Unit 4 Objectives (Outcomes)

Identify characteristics of vertical and horizontal organizational structures

Identify levels of authority in an organization Discuss delegation

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APA editorial writing style

What are some ways you can determine a source’s credibility?

How far back should you accept a date of publication when researching (according to APA style)?

How many sentences makes a paragraph (according to APA style)?

What makes a good introduction and conclusion?

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General Questions

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Unit 3 Review

SWOT. What can you tell me about it?

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Unit 3 Review

When is cheating ok in school? http://articles.cnn.com/2002-04-05/us/highschool.cheating_1_plagiarism-cheating-students?_s=PM:fyi

“More than half have plagiarized work they found on the Internet.- Perhaps most disturbing, many of them don't see anything wrong with cheating…(taken from above site, April, 2002, Kathy Slobogin CNN).”

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Unit 4 – What is meant by Organizing (POLC)?

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Unit 4

The following slides will be about our Unit 4 as a game and to promote thinking outside the box. I will call on students to choose a vowel or consonant. Have fun with it—studying should be FUN!

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Organizing (POLC)

What important factor determines whether an organization’s strategy can be carried out—whether employees can meet customer expectations, and can respond to competitive changes?

Answer: A firm’s

_ _ _ _ c _ _ _ e

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Organizing (POLC)

What organizational structure depends heavily on an informal structure of employee networks and encourages teamwork and flexibility?

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Answer:

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ structure

Organizing POLC?

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ means the work of the organization is subdivided into smaller tasks to different people or groups.

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Organizing (POLC)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Means different groups or people perform specific parts of the larger task.

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Organizing (POLC)

What is the procedure that links the various parts of an organization to achieve the organizations overall mission?

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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If the answer is “owners or manager’s, what is the question?

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Organizing (POLC)

Authority resides in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rather than in people (i.e.: scientists, information technology positions, etc.). The VP has authority over that division, regardless of who holds the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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Organizing (POLC)

Can you name 3 broad levels of the organizational pyramid (hierarchy)?

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Organizing (POLC)

The number of people under a manager is called what?

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Organizing (POLC)

The optimal span of control maximizes effectiveness by balancing 2 considerations. Can you expand on these two items? What are they?

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Organizing (POLC)

Why do you feel delegation is important?

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Organizing (POLC)

What does accountability mean to you?

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Organizing (POLC)

Delegation must be done properly. The first step in the delegation process is what?

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Organizing (POLC)

In a centralized organization decisions are made at what level?

In a decentralized organization decisions are made at what level?

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Organizing (POLC)

The three basic approaches to departmentalization are?

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Any General Questions?

Seminar is coming to an end, soon.Let’s wrap-up the evening.

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Seminar Concluded

Good night. Have a great week! My office hours are listed on our class

syllabus. My AIM ID is: DrDenhard. THE END…

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