Power Point Presentation for Organizational Theory & Design Created for the Second Canadian Edition By Allan MacKenzie, Wilfrid Laurier University

Power Point Presentation for Organizational Theory & Design

Created for the Second Canadian Edition ByAllan MacKenzie, Wilfrid Laurier University

PART 1

Introduction to Organizations

Reproduced with the permission of Air Canada

Copyright ©2012 Nelson Education Limited 3

Chapter Snapshot

• Current organizational challenges• What is an organization?• Dimensions of organizational design– Evolution of organizational theory and design– Contemporary organizational design

• Efficient performance vs. the learning organization

• Framework for the course


Organization Theory Today

• Current Challenges– Globalization– Ethics and Social Responsibility – Speed of Responsiveness– The Digital Workplace– Diversity


Importance of Organizations

• Bring together resources to achieve desired goals and outcomes

• Produce goods and services efficiently

• Facilitate innovation• Use modern manufacturing and information

technologies


Importance of Organizations (Cont.)

• Adapt to and influence a changing environment

• Create value for owners, customers, and employees

• Accommodate ongoing challenges of diversity, ethics, and the motivation and coordination of employees


Purpose of the Course

Improve your organizational decision-making!


Evolution of Organization Theory and Design

• Historical Perspectives

• Contemporary Organization Design

• Effective Performance versus the Learning Organization


An Open System and Its Subsystems


Five Basic Parts of an Organization


Discussion Question

Consider the five parts of an organization according to Mintzberg.

If an organization had to give up one of these five parts, which one could it

survive the longest without, and why?


Dimensions of Organization Design


Course Map


Chapter Summary

• Organizations are ubiquitous and affect us every day

• Organization theory and design concepts provide descriptive and predictive insights

• The more you understand about organizational realities, the better an organizational actor you will be!

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Power Point Presentation for Organizational Theory & Design Created for the Second Canadian Edition By Allan MacKenzie, Wilfrid Laurier University