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Table 15.1
As the new general manager of a regional cable service, Joe is studying the formal configuration of groups and individuals in respect to the allocation of tasks, responsibilities, and authority within the cable company. He notices that there are numerous layers of people between the cable installers and technicians and himself as general manager. He thinks this is because of the high degree of specialization in the company. Everyone seems to have very narrowly defined jobs. Joe decides he wants fewer layers of employees and for each manager to have responsibility for more employees. He reduces the number of managers from 10 to 3. As a consequence, each manager will make of his/her own decisions and rely less on Joe.
-Refer to Table 15.1. The high degree of specialization Joe is seeing is a function of the company's:
Preoperational
A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children from ages 2 to 7 engage in symbolic play and struggle with logic and taking the perspective of others.
Decentering
The cognitive ability to consider multiple aspects of a situation or to take another person's perspective, moving beyond self-centric views.
Concrete Operations
A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development during which children acquire the ability to think logically about concrete objects and events.
Logical Thought
The process of reasoning in a clear, structured, and consistent manner to arrive at a conclusion based on a set of premises or facts.
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