Exercises

Exercise 1. Find where in the text it is said about the points given below. Put down the number of the paragraph:

1. the appearance of the matrix structure

2. the main benefit of the functional structure

3. reasons for delayering in the traditional hierarchical structures

4. results of delayering in the traditional hierarchical structures

5. the meaning of “customercentric ” approach of restructuring

Exercise 2. Find the terms in the text which designate the following:

1. a structure which organizes a business into project teams to carry out certain objectives

2. a structure in which companies have separate divisions according to the product that is being worked on

3. a structure where country managers inform­ of the changes that would need to be made in the product in order to satisfy the market

4. a structure in which a fairly traditional chain of command is put in place

Exercise 3. Say if the following statements are true or false:

1. In the product lines structure the focus is always on the target market.

2. Many firms are opting for a kind of hybrid of all of organizational structures.

3. Training is not vitally important in the matrix structure.

4. During of the delayering process in the traditional hierarchical structures layers of middle management were removed.

5. The move towards centralization and outsourcing influences on an organizational structure of a company.

6. A company of the functional structure can be a bureaucratic set up which favours speedy deci­sion-making.

Exercise 4. Answer the following questions:

1. What are main kinds of organisational structure?

2. Is one kind of organisational structure more common than the others?

3. When did “delayering” take place?

4. What were the reasons for delayering and what were the results?

5. How does Julia MacLauchlan describe Microsoft's organisational structure?

6. What must established companies insure?

Exercise 5. Explain the concept of organizational structure.

Exercise 6. List main organizational structures companies can choose from.

Exercise 7. Prove that Microsoft is a good example of a company that is structured along product lines.

Exercise 8. State the importance for multina­tional companies of a good geo­graphic structure.

Exercise 9.Make up a plan covering the main ideas. Discuss the text according to the plan.

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