SESSION 16 | ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
The organization as a system of constituent parts
Ask yourself why a talk on design relates to a topic on organizational structure
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But Mintzberg is something we need to read to talk about it today
Mintzberg, H. (1979).
The Structuring of Organizations: A Synthesis of the Research.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Chapter 2, Five basic parts of the organization, pages 18-21 only
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You don't have to read these unless you wish to, but we might touch upon them in conversation
Choo, C. W. (2006).
The knowing organization: How organizations use information to construct meaning, create knowledge, and make decisions.
New York: Oxford University Press.
Chapter 1, "The Knowing Organization: A Holistic View of How Organizations Use Information."
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things we'll talk about
- we'll review Mintzberg's five basic parts of an organization
- how can we apply this to our personal experiences within organizations?
- can we place ourselves in this model?
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something to take away
Stephane Grappelli
It is rare with any jazz instrument that the field is so dominated by one musician as is the case with Stephane Grappelli and the jazz violin. True, the field is not large; jazz violinists with an international reputation are numbered in the dozens rather than the hundreds. Nevertheless, through his style and technique, the longevity of his career, the vastness of his discography, not to mention his personal charm, Grappelli has earned a place among the giants of jazz.
With Django Reihnardt in 1939
With Mark O'Connor in 1979