Toyota City, Japan, December 3, 2020―Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced  today that it intends to implement changes to its executive structure, senior  professional/senior management employees, and organizational structure effective  January 1, 2021. To respond to severe changes in the external environment, TMC, based on its basic  policy of appointing the right people to the right positions based on the achievements  and experience of each person, has been swiftly and continuously innovating its  executive and organizational structures. This year, in addition to clarifying that operating  officers are responsible for looking over management of the entire company as chief  officers in close coordination with the president, TMC is further innovating by refreshing  its operating officer lineup in response to management challenges as they arise, the  path that the company should take, and other factors, and is positioning its operating  officers with unprecedented flexibility. In addition to this approach and looking ahead to the next generation, the changes to  TMC's executive structure announced today are aimed at using hands-on experience to  develop a skilled workforce whose members will be able to fulfill roles as chief officers.  The changes also reflect TMC's basic policy of appointing the right people to the right  positions based on the achievements and experience of each person. The changes to TMC's senior professional/senior management employees include the  establishment of the post of Chief Project Leader (CPL). Transcending their customary  domains, CPLs are to serve as project leaders from a company-wide perspective. The nature of the organisational environment. Discuss the determinants of the organisational structure of Toyota Motor Corporation that are listed below The type of strategy the organisation pursues The technology (and particularly information technology) the organisation uses The characteristics of the organisation’s human resources.

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Toyota City, Japan, December 3, 2020―Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced 
today that it intends to implement changes to its executive structure, senior 
professional/senior management employees, and organizational structure effective 
January 1, 2021.
To respond to severe changes in the external environment, TMC, based on its basic 
policy of appointing the right people to the right positions based on the achievements 
and experience of each person, has been swiftly and continuously innovating its 
executive and organizational structures. This year, in addition to clarifying that operating 
officers are responsible for looking over management of the entire company as chief 
officers in close coordination with the president, TMC is further innovating by refreshing 
its operating officer lineup in response to management challenges as they arise, the 
path that the company should take, and other factors, and is positioning its operating 
officers with unprecedented flexibility.
In addition to this approach and looking ahead to the next generation, the changes to 
TMC's executive structure announced today are aimed at using hands-on experience to 
develop a skilled workforce whose members will be able to fulfill roles as chief officers. 
The changes also reflect TMC's basic policy of appointing the right people to the right 
positions based on the achievements and experience of each person. The changes to TMC's senior professional/senior management employees include the 
establishment of the post of Chief Project Leader (CPL). Transcending their customary 
domains, CPLs are to serve as project leaders from a company-wide perspective. The nature of the organisational environment.

Discuss the determinants of the organisational structure of Toyota Motor Corporation that are listed below

The type of strategy the organisation pursues

The technology (and particularly information technology) the organisation uses

The characteristics of the organisation’s human resources.

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TMC (Toyota Motor Corporation) announced that they have made a plan for changes in the Executive structure, Professional and Senior. As a result to the decided changes in the external environment, now the company is looking forward to making a shift from its old method of appointing the capable people to the right positions. TMC is  also looking forward to improve and innovation by refreshing its operating officer lineup to meet the rise in management challenges. The change in the TMC executive structure aimed to use hands-on experience to develop a skilled workforce who will be able to handle the role of chief officers who will serve as project leads from a company-wide perspective and will have to negotiate as part of their role. The company also made changes in its basic policy of hiring people based on their achievements.

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