Question 1

Historically, many large Japanese companies used a centralized hub configuration. The 2011 earthquake in Japan resulted in a significant cost to Canon by inhibiting its production process. In response, the CEO of Canon announced in the 2011 annual report that they will have three headquarters, instead of one. These will be based in each of the US, Europe, and Japan. What are the challenges that the company will face during this transition?

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Question 2

Briefly discuss the characteristics of the decentralized federation organizational model.

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Question 3

The CEO of SemChem Co. was considering how to reorganize the company following the management team's decision to create four new product divisions, while maintaining SemChem's existing three regional divisions. A consultant has recommended a solution that centers on driving the change by restructuring the organization around a matrix. Briefly describe the matrix structure and discuss some practical difficulties associated with this organizational structure?

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Question 4

Briefly discuss the development and diffusion of knowledge in the decentralized federation, the coordinated federation and the centralized hub, respectively.

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Question 5

What is the key lesson behind the metaphor that develops an organizational change model based on a framework related to anatomy, physiology, and psychology?

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Question 6

Name and briefly describe three organizational characteristics that distinguish the transnational organization from multinational, international or global organizations.

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Question 7

The CEO of AgiTec Co. has decided to transition his firm into a transnational organization. What advice would you give to the company about a change process that could avoid the undesirable outcomes that have often been associated with traditional processes of complex organizational change?

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Quiz 4: Developing a Transnational Organization: Managing Integration, Responsiveness, and Flexibility

Briefly discuss the characteristics of the decentralized federation organizational model.

Briefly discuss the development and diffusion of knowledge in the decentralized federation, the coordinated federation and the centralized hub, respectively.

What is the key lesson behind the metaphor that develops an organizational change model based on a framework related to anatomy, physiology, and psychology?

Name and briefly describe three organizational characteristics that distinguish the transnational organization from multinational, international or global organizations.

The CEO of AgiTec Co. has decided to transition his firm into a transnational organization. What advice would you give to the company about a change process that could avoid the undesirable outcomes that have often been associated with traditional processes of complex organizational change?