Understanding Management
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Author: Richard Daft
Publisher: South Western Educational Publishing
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Chapter 8, Problem 8AYSSL
Summary Introduction
To determine:
How company structure and actions help or spoil creativity within work units.
Introduction:
The company structure and strategies has direct influence on work units creativity and other aspects such as decision-making process, team coordination. If stringent and aggressive strategies are adopted it will drive down the creativity and productivity of work units. Therefore, it is highly significant companies do not take very aggressive strategies without foreseeing the consequences.
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