Organizational Behavior
First Edition
Learning Objectives
Chapter 14
- Describe the impact of the environment on organizations.
- Define the term technology and examine the effects of changing technology on organizations.
- Define what is meant by green technology and discuss its impact on organizations.
- Name and describe the five strategic forces.
- Explain the relationship between mission, goals and strategy.
- Compare and contrast a low cost and a differentiation strategy.
- Explain how organizations formulate strategy.
- Define the term organizational structure.
- Differentiate between an organic and a mechanistic structure.
- Describe the following organizational structures: functional, product/divisional, matrix and hybrid.