Understanding Organizational Models & Structure

Organizational Development Theories

This section examines key approaches to organizing work and structuring companies, focusing on the Taylor system and the Japanese model associated with Ouchi.

Taylor’s Scientific Management

The Taylor-style system features the organization of work based on the division of labor, control of time for each task, and work structured around the assembly line (division of labor, time control, line work).

This company structure is characterized by the following:

  • Workers typically
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Fundamentos de Economía: Necesidades, Bienes y Sistemas

Introducción a la Economía

Concepto de Economía

Ciencia que tiene como objetivo determinar el mejor uso de los recursos escasos en el mundo por parte del ser humano. Se preocupa por cómo se administran los recursos que son escasos.

Escasez de Recursos: Surge porque las necesidades son ilimitadas y los recursos tienen usos alternativos.

Una necesidad es la carencia de algo, que se satisface mediante bienes o servicios:

  1. Bienes: Productos que proporcionan alguna utilidad o beneficio.
  2. Servicios: Algo
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Core Business Strategy Concepts and Frameworks

Understanding Business Strategy Concepts

What is Strategy?

  • A comprehensive plan designed to achieve long-term objectives.
  • Involves setting priorities and allocating resources effectively.
  • Aims to align internal capabilities with external market conditions.
  • Example: Apple’s strategy focuses on continuous innovation and product differentiation to maintain its market leadership in consumer electronics.

Strategic Decision Making

  • The process of choosing among alternative actions to achieve strategic goals.
  • Requires
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Banking Services, Competitors, and Regulators

Banking Services

  • Advancing of Loans
  • Overdraft
  • Discounting of Bills of Exchange
  • Cheque Payment
  • Collection and Payment of Credit Instruments
  • Foreign Currency Exchange
  • Consultancy
  • Bank Guarantee
  • Remittance of Funds
  • Credit Cards
  • ATM Services
  • Debit Cards
  • Home Banking
  • Online Banking
  • Mobile Banking
  • Accepting Deposits
  • Priority Banking
  • Private Banking

Financial Competitors

  • Savings & Loan Associations
  • Savings Banks
  • Credit Unions
  • Money Market Funds
  • Mutual Funds
  • Hedge Funds
  • Securities Brokers & Dealers
  • Finance Companies
  • Casualty
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Fundamentals of Organizational Structure and Design

Organizational Design Fundamentals

Organizational Design is the process through which managers build, assess, and modify the formal organizational structure to facilitate the development of necessary tasks to achieve goals efficiently.

Design Structure: Differentiation

Differentiation consists of dividing the organization’s workload into basic tasks and assigning them to different people in different spaces, providing them with the necessary resources and responsibilities to perform them. This increases

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Building Effective Teams: Concepts and Benefits

Teamwork Definition

A group of people working in a coordinated manner in the execution of a project.

The 5 Cs of Teamwork

  • Complementarity
  • Commitment
  • Confidence
  • Effective Communication
  • Coordination

Advantages for Individuals in Teamwork

  • Less tension
  • Shared responsibility
  • Rewarding
  • Economic incentives and shared recognition

Benefits of Teamwork for Organizations

  • Quality work
  • Commitment
  • Efficiency
  • More knowledge and information
  • New ways of addressing problems
  • Better comprehension in decision-making
  • Several points of view
  • Greater
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