《认识商业》第八章8-3 建构组织与重组等相关议题（Understanding business, chapter 8-3, eighth construction, organization and reorganization and other related issues）.doc

《认识商业》第八章8-3 建构组织与重组等相关议题（Understanding business, chapter 8-3, eighth construction, organization and reorganization and other related issues） In designing quick response organizations, the company must deal with the following issues: (1) centralization of power to division of power; (2) management scope; (3) high and flat organizational structure; (4) department. * centralization of power against decentralization * #8226 Lee (Sara) is a company that sells a wide range of products, from air purifiers and odd shoe polish to salad ? plum desserts and Grain (Earth) breads. You might expect a company selling such a variety of products to be decentralized, i.e., managers of highly diversified products should be given more decision-making power for the products they sell. However, in Brenda #8226, Barnes (Brenda Barnes) took over the company, but adopted the centralized plan. For example, she sold it to other companies for a total of $18 billion 300 million. Industry experts said that the company will soon conduct a large-scale restructuring, then right enough. When a company requires radical change, centralized decision-making is often the necessary tool and needs to continue for some time. On the other hand, HP, the maker of computers and printers, is operating on the reverse side. HP CEO Carly #8226 (Carly Fiorina); Fiorina had changed to a more centralized decentralization organization organization, but the new chief executive Mark ? Hird (Mark Hurd) but again with more decentralized management, in order to get more ideas from various departments. Authority (centralized) refers to the corporate headquarters, senior managers have decision-making authority. Decentralized authority refers to the allocation of decision-making power to lower management and staff who are more familiar with local conditions than headquarters management. Table 8.1 lists the advantages and disadvantages of centralization and decentralization. For example, Jesse Pani (JCPenney) is located in Cal