Disney World CASE 2 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Introduction Moving to a Networked Organization Semipermeable Boundaries Reliance on External Alliances Organizational Focus on Core Processes and Technologies Flexibility and Stability: Finding a Balance Organization Design Practices Staffing Policies Selection Policies Development Policies Reward and Performance Measurement Systems Hierarchy-Based Systems Performance-Based Systems Performance Measurement at the Corporate Level Shared Values and Corporate Culture Characteristics of Shared Values That Define Culture Methods of Transmitting Shared Values Corporate Culture and Strategy Implementation An Overview of Organization Design Practices Ethical Dimension Corporate Credo Indoctrination Full CEO Support Control Systems Summary Discussion and Exercise Questions WHAT YOU. | strategie management Strategy Implementation II Achieving Integration CHAPTER OUTLINE CASE 1 Disney World CASE 2 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Introduction Moving to a Networked Organization Semipermeable Boundaries Reliance on External Alliances Organizational Focus on Core Processes and Technologies Flexibility and Stability Finding a Balance Organization Design Practices Staffing Policies Selection Policies Development Policies Reward and Performance Measurement Systems Hierarchy-Based Systems Performance-Based Systems Performance Measurement at the Corporate Level Shared Values and Corporate Culture Characteristics of Shared Values That Define Culture Methods of Transmitting Shared Values Corporate Culture and Strategy Implementation An Overview of Organization Design Practices Ethical Dimension Corporate Credo Indoctrination Full CEO Support Control Systems Summary Discussion and Exercise Questions WHAT YOU WILL LEARN The concept of organization design practices Why organization design practices are crucial in helping the firm achieve integration Why many companies are moving to a networked organization The staffing and reward policies used by many companies How corporate culture can contribute to competitive advantage The dangers of relying too long on established organizational practices and corporate cultures 337 338 PART 3 Organizing for Advantage Case 1 Disney World1 The Disney World complex near Orlando Florida is the largest family entertainment facility in the world. Disney World covers an area in excess of28 000 acres and employs more than 33 000 people. A central feature of this huge facility is the Magic Kingdom Park a vast assortment of rides and amusements with such exotic terrain as the Celestial Heavens the Amazon River Dinosaur Land the Grand Canyon Tom Sawyer s Cave and the Bottom of the Sea. Most children who have not been to the park aspire to go sometime during their lives. Disney World has always remained a top vacation spot for .
