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Organizational Management and Task Division

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What is the main challenge in dividing tasks in an organization?

Achieving efficiency in each task

Balancing task differentiation and integration (correct)

Assigning tasks to people with a broad network scope

Ensuring each task is done by a specialized person

What happens when an individual performs the same task repeatedly?

They lose interest in the task

They become extremely efficient at the task (correct)

They become more adaptable to other tasks

They become less efficient at the task

What is the primary goal of expanding an individual's job scope?

To make them more adaptable to changes (correct)

To make them more efficient at a task

To make them more bureaucratic

To make them more specialized in a task

What is the characteristic of mechanistic systems?

They are more bureaucratic and not adaptable Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of having a broad network scope or scope of work?

It becomes easier to integrate tasks Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the experience curve and learning curve?

The experience curve and learning curve are similar concepts Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of having strong expertise in a narrow area?

It makes an individual more specialized Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary advantage of organic systems?

They are more adaptable Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of flipping a traditional light switch up?

The light goes on Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between mechanistic and organic systems?

Mechanistic systems are more bureaucratic, while organic systems are more adaptable Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Task Division and Integration

In an organization, tasks need to be divided and outcomes need to be integrated in a meaningful way
There is a tension between differentiating tasks and integrating them
The broader the network scope or scope of work, the easier it is to integrate tasks, but the less efficient and effective the organization becomes

Specialization and Learning Curve

Specialization leads to efficiency in a particular task, but may limit understanding of how it applies elsewhere
The learning curve concept applies: repeating a task makes one efficient at it, but may not promote adaptability
In some cases, it's fine to be excellent at a particular task, but in other cases, being adaptive is more important

Job Scope and Adaptability

Expanding job scope can promote adaptability
Having strong expertise in a narrow area can make it hard to adapt
Being adaptive is important in some organizations, rather than being excellent at a particular task

Organizational Systems

Mechanistic systems are more bureaucratic and less adaptable
Organic systems are more adaptable
Mechanistic systems are efficient for repetitive tasks, but not suitable for adaptable environments