Organizational Structure, Culture, and Management Practices: A Comprehensive Overview

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Organizational Structure, Culture, and Management Practices: A ComprehensiveOverviewQ1.-Describe the ways managers use boundary-spanning roles and why they use them.(300 word minimum).Answer–The boundaries may be used to define the characteristics of an organization and thelink between environment and organization may be defined as boundaries role.Theboundaryspanning leadershipmay be definedas the capability to establish direction, alignment, andcommitment across boundaries inorder to achievea higher vision or goal. This capability resideswithin and across individuals, groups and teams, and larger organizations and systems.In the structure of boundary roles, the attention is given to environment and technology sourcesof variation. All levels of management must have this capability of boundary spanning and it hasbeen found that in different survey that 97% of leaders cited boundary spanning is important atsenior level, 91 % at the middle level, and 43% at the entry level.According toAldrich and Herder,there aretwo distinct functions of boundary-spanning roles:1. Information processing and2. External representation of the organization to outsiders.In networking, theBoundary spanning plays an important role. The effective boundary spanningactivity is needed by theSmall and medium sized enterpriseswhichare concentrated on theforeign market.In these enterprises the men who can be seen as the central boundary spanner isknown as manager and he maintains all theinternal and external networks of theenterprise. Themanagers should establish the relationship or link between boundary spanning activity andenvironmentaluncertainty.Themanagersalsohavetheresponsibilityforspanningthe

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boundaries of the organization and managers are known as strongly linked internally andexternally as boundary spanner.The boundary spanning activity is concerned with the environmental uncertainty perceived bythe members of an organization.The business has got two dimensional relationships with theenvironment. On the one hand it affects the social, political and economic environment and onthe other hand it is affected by country’s social, political, economic and legal environment. Thecompetent and successful management must be capable of adapting to the environment. Theknowledgeoftheenvironmenthelpsincapitalizingemergingopportunities,activatingmanagement and image building of the organization.The boundary spanning activities are very helpful in predicting the external changes and theirimpact on organization decision alternatives. Hence the management team must devote their timeon formal and informal verbal and written work related activities in order to study the internaland external environment of the organization.Q2.-Define organizational culture, including what makes up its composition. Where doesit come from?(300 word minimum).Answer-Corporate Culture is the phenomenon which often distinguishes good organizationsfrom bad ones. The well-managed organizations apparently have distinctive cultures that are, insome way, responsible for their ability to successfully implement strategies. “It has been clearlydemonstrated that every corporation has a culture (which often includes several subcultures) thatexerts powerful influences on the behavior of managers.”

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