Due in 5 hours - 2 Pages - Management Assignment
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module5-homeworkassignments.docxMODULE 5 – HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
Chapter 10 – Managing Organizational Structure and Culture
Slide: 7
Readings: Amazon warehouse – 2 written cases, 1 podcast
Questions: Use all three cases to answer these questions.
1. What are two main goals that a manager running the warehouse has?
2. GIVEN THESE GOALS**, how might a manager use the following (pick 3) to improve job satisfaction:
· Skill variety
· Task identity
· Task significance
· Autonomy
· Feedback
**Be sure to explain how the job design change will work specifically in the context of the warehouse floor.
Readings: Amazon warehouse – 2 written cases, 1 podcast
Questions: Use all three cases to answer these questions.
1. What are examples of at least two artifacts?
2. What are examples of at least two values?
Now consider:
3. What information about organizational design do the artifacts provide? You might consider how they provide information about how tasks are grouped into jobs (step 1) or jobs into functions (step 2).
4. What information about organizational design do the values provide? ? You might consider how they provide information about how tasks are grouped into jobs (step 1) or jobs into functions (step 2).
5. Is the warehouse culture at amazon adaptive or inert? Why?
