(BQ) Part 2 book "Modern management" has contents: Groups and teams, managing organization culture, encouraging creativity and innovation, production and control, influencing and communication, motivation, organizational change, leadership,.and other contents. | PART 4: ORGANIZING Fundamentals of Organizing chapter 11 Target Skill organizing skill: the ability to establish orderly uses for resources within the management system objectives TO HELP BUILD MY MANAGEMENT SKILL, WHEN STUDUDYING THIS CHAPTER, I WILL ATTEMPT TO ACQUIRE: To help build my organizing skill, 5. A working knowledge of the when studying this chapter, I will attempt to acquire: 1. An understanding of the organizing function 2. An appreciation for the complexities of determining appropriate organizational structure 3. An understanding of the distinction between vertical and horizontal dimensioning relationship between division of labor and coordination 6. An appreciation for the advantages and disadvantages associated with the different types of departmentalization 7. An understanding of span of management and the factors that influence its appropriateness 8. An understanding of scalar relationships 4. Insights into the advantages and disadvantages of division of labor 248 CHALLENGE CASE SONY ORGANIZES FOR SUCCESS S ONY CORPORATION DESIGNS, MANUFACTURES, AND SELLS electronic equipment and devices to both consumers and companies. Although the electronics division accounts for a majority of its sales, Sony also develops, manufactures, and sells other entertainment products such as film, music, and videogame hardware and software. In addition, Sony also has a financial services division, which accounts for a majority of its income. Given the broad array of products and services Sony offers, Sony’s executives have faced some difficulties in determining the company’s optimal organizational structure, which has resulted in some financial problems that jeopardize the company’s operations. Sir Howard Stringer, Sony’s chief executive officer, has implemented several organizational structure changes to address the problem. One of the main causes for Sony’s recent lackluster performance is the company’s electronics division. In the past, Sony has
