Unit 3 - Organizing

1. Unit 3 - Organizing Chapter 7: part 1

2. Describe yourself in a team situation… … … • Its faster to do things myself then explain how to do them to others • Some things are just to important not to do yourself • People make mistakes, but they also learn from them • Many people are ready to take on more work, but are too shy to volunteer

3. Organization activities • Grouping • Birthday • Height

4. Organizing as a management function • Organizing is the process of assigning tasks and resources and arranging individuals • The organizational structure of any company involves: • The systems of tasks to be completed • Reporting relationship among employees • Communication links throughout the organization • Organizational charts depict the arrangement of positions in an organization

5. Formal vs. informal organization structure • Formal • Official structure of an organization that indicates how it is intended to operate effectively and efficiently • Division of work • Supervisory relationships • Communication channels • Major subunits • Levels of management • Informal • The unofficial relationships that exist within in an organization • Shows who talks and interacts with who on a regular basis • Often essential for success – social network analysis

6. Job design • Arranging work tasks for individuals and groups • Building jobs that result in satisfaction and high performance • Job design provides alternative methods of creating and assigning tasks; • Job simplification – assigning a task that is clearly defined and highly specialized, with limited scope (task variety) and depth (planning & control). • EX. Line works are Chrysler – performing one specific task all the time • Job rotation – assigning a task that has increased scope (variety) by moving workers between different jobs. Moderate specialization required. • EX. Harvey’s employee, transitioning between burger design, drive thru and cleaning

7. Continued… … … • Job enlargement – assigning a task that has increased scope (variety) by combining two or more tasks into one job, rather than assigning them to separate individuals. Low specialization • EX. Zehrs employee working cash, now bags customer groceries as well. • Job enrichment – assigning a task that involves planning and evaluating in order to increase job depth. • EX. Supervisory positions • Enriched jobs are those that are high in the following core areas: • Skill variety • Task identity • Task significance • Autonomy • Feedback from job

8. Alternative work schedules How many alternative work schedules/options can you identify?

9. Alternative work schedules • Flexible Working Hours • Employees have some choice in daily work hours • Compressed Work Week • Completing full time work in less than five days • Job Sharing • Divide one job among multiple individuals • Telecommuting • Working from home via internet • Part-time Work • Working less than 40 hours per week • Contract/Seasonal Work • Done for a short period of time when demand is higher

10. Applying Alternative work schedules to specific jobs Identify one place of employment that would fit with each of the previously discussed alternative work schedues.

11. Homework • Read through Chapter 7 and answer the questions below: • Page 227-230 • Multiple Choice #1-17 • Thinking & Inquiry • #18-222