 Strategic Management: Strategic Managment Gregory G. Dess,
University of Texas at Dallas
G.T. Lumpkin,
University of Illinois--Chicago
Implementing Strategy: Creating Effective Organizational Designs
Summary Review Questions| 1. Why is it important for managers to carefully consider the type of organization structure that they use to implement their strategies?
2. Briefly trace the dominant growth pattern of major corporations from simple structure to functional structure to divisional structure. Discuss the relationship between a firm’s strategy and its structure.
3. What are the relative advantages and disadvantages of the types of organization structure—simple, functional, divisional, matrix—discussed in the chapter?
4. When a firm expands its operations into foreign markets, what are the three most important factors to take into account in deciding what type of structure is most appropriate? What are the types of international structures discussed in the text and what are the relationships between strategy and structure?
5. Briefly describe the three different types of boundaryless organizations: barrier-free, modular, and virtual.
6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the three types of boundaryless organizations: barrier-free, modular, and virtual?
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