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Introduction
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This section
is presented by
Yi-Chin Lilly (DBA May Lilly) |
There is no one definite organizational
structure and design that works for all businesses, but almost all
types of businesses have some degree of organizational structure and
design that divides, groups, and coordinates job tasks in that business.
eMayTrix Studio
is a web design company that used to be a "one-person-business". I
was the owner, graphic designer, programmer, webmaster, sales representative,
customer service representative, and accountant for the first couple
of years. As the client base expanded, I was no longer capable of
taking care of every aspect of the business, especially with my schedule
as a full time student at Cal
State LA; so I had to start hiring assistants in order to meet
project deadlines and customers' demands.
Certainly I had to divide, group, and assign job tasks to my assistants.
I also needed to coordinate and supervise all the tasks performed.
One great thing though: because of the nature of my business, all
of my employees get to work at their own locations and at their own
schedule as long as the deadline is met.
I was surprised to see that most of the decisions I made for my business
are mentioned in six key elements in organizational
design that will be presented by Claudia Gardea in section 2,
and I can claim that my business has a contemporary structure after
studying the types of organizational designs
which are presented by Adam Garcia in section 3.
It is very interesting how theories can be used to evaluate an existing
real world application, and therefore, after discussing the theories,
Camha Nguyen and Jack Chi-Chun Ng will help you understand QUALCOMM's
organizational structure and design by first introducing a
brief history for QUALCOMM, then discussing how
six key elements fit into their organizational design. We will
then conclude by defining what type of organizational
structure QUALCOMM has.
Hopefully, after reading about our findings, you'll have a better
idea on how to evaluate your own (or other people's) business structure
and make critical decisions when needed, just like I did with mine.
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