1. 呂璇
澎湖人.高雄人
求學經歷
義守大學應用數學系
交通大學運管所碩士班
王lab
興趣:旅遊

2. Organizations and Organization Theory
Chapter One
Organizations and
Organization Theory
任課老師:任維廉 教授
報告人:呂璇

3. 1.Organization Theory in Action
Current Challenges
Globalization
Intense Competition
Ethics and Social Responsibility
Speed of Responsiveness
The Digital Workplace
Diversity
Organization theory helps us explain what happened in the past, as well as what may happen in the future, so that we can manage organizations more effectively.

4. 2.What is an Organization?
Social entities that are goal-directed
Designed as deliberately structured and coordinated activity systems
Linked to the external environment
Includes large multinational corporations, family owned businesses as well as nonprofits

5. Importance of Organizations
Create value for owners, customers and employees
Bring together resources to achieve desired goals and outcomes
Produce goods and services efficiently
Facilitate innovation
Use modern manufacturing and information technologies
Adapt to and influence a changing environment
Accommodate ongoing challenges of diversity, ethics, and the motivation and coordination of employees

6. 3.Dimensions of Organization Design
Structural Dimensions
Formalization
Specialization
Hierarchy of authority
Centralization
Professionalism
Personnel Ratios
Contextual Dimensions
Size
Organizational technology
Environment
Goals and strategy
Culture

7. Interacting Contextual and Structural Dimensions of Organization Design

8. 4.Performance and Effectiveness Outcomes
Efficiency – amount of resources used to achieve the organization’s goals.
Effectiveness – the degree to which an organization achieves its goals.
Stakeholder Approach – balancing the needs of groups in and outside of the organization that has a stake in the organization’s performance.

9. Major Stakeholder Groups and What they Expect

10. 5.The Evolution of Organization Theory and Design
Historical Perspectives
Scientific management
Administrative principles
Bureaucracy organizations
Hawthorne Studies
Don’t Forget the Environment
Contingency theory

11. 6.Mitzberg’s Organizational Types
Entrepreneurial
Machine
Professional
Diversified
Adhocracy

12. Contemporary Ideas
Today’s organizations are still imprinted with hierarchy, bureaucracy and formalization
As organizations become large and complex, the orderly and predictable role of managers in the industrial age must change
Chaos theory states that relationships in complex systems are nonlinear

13. 7.Efficient Performance Versus The Learning Organization
Organizations require adaptability. Many organizations are focused on building learning organizations which promotes communication and collaboration
From Vertical to Horizontal Structure
From Routine Tasks to Empowered Roles
From Formal Control Systems to Shared Information
From Rigid to Adaptive Culture
From Competitive to Collaborative Strategy

14. Two Organization Design Approaches

15. Thank for your listening.