Chapter 2 The Organization And Information Management

Slide 2 The Business Context  Globalization of business  Rapid technological change  Organizational flexibility, adaptability, and collaboration  Work teams and empowered workers

Slide 3 The Business Context  The changing workforce  Knowledge management

Slide 4 Information Requirements for Organizations  Making information accessible  Ensuring the reliability and accuracy of information  Respecting privacy  Creating secure information  Making information available at an appropriate cost

Slide 5 New Organizational Structures and Information Requirements  Organizational Structure Refers to the division of labor, coordination of positions, formal reporting relationships within an organization

Slide 6 Hierarchical Structure Figure 2-1, part 1

Slide 7 Flattened Structure Figure 2-1, part 2

Slide 8 Alliances and Joint Ventures  Alliance An official working partnership with another organization  Joint Venture Where businesses develop or market specific products or services with partners here and abroad

Slide 9 Modular Structures  Modular Structure Break organizations into key processes and let individual subcontractors perform these key processes

Slide 10 Supporting Team- Based Management  Teams In The Workplace Traditionally-managed teams  Have a designated individual who serves as the official leader or manager Self-managed teams  Have members who share responsibility for managing the work group without an officially appointed leader

Slide 11 Supporting Team- Based Management  Teams In The Workplace Permanent teams  Work together for long periods of time, generally at least one year, on a repetitive set of tasks Temporary teams  Form for short, pre-specified amounts of time to complete a unique set of tasks or projects

Slide 12 Supporting Team- Based Management  Teams In The Workplace Single discipline teams  Include workers from an area such as research and development, manufacturing, or marketing Inter-disciplinary teams  Include employees from several functional areas

Slide 13 Supporting Team- Based Management Figure 2-5

Slide 14 Levels of Strategies  Corporate-Level Strategy Addresses which lines of business a company should pursue  Business-Level Strategy Matches the strengths and weaknesses of each business unit or product line to the external environment to determine how each unit can best compete for customers

Slide 15 Levels of Strategies  Functional Strategies Direct the way individual departments perform their tasks to accomplish organizational objectives

Slide 16 Determining the Organization’s Strategy  Porter’s Five Forces Model The bargaining power of suppliers and buyers, the threat of new entrants and substitutes,and the rivalry of competitors help shape strategy.

Slide 17 Determining the Organization’s Strategy  SWOT analysis Managers examine an organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats to analyze strategic choices.

Slide 18 Types of Strategies  Differentiation  Cost leadership  Focus  Linkage  Information leadership

Slide 19 Using Strategy for Competitive Advantage Figure 2-9

Slide 20 Using Information to Achieve a Competitive Advantage  Reacting to market conditions  Improving customer service  Controlling costs  Improving quality  Expanding globally

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