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The objective of this study is to describe Patagonia's organization design or the Star Model and specifically the Galbraith Star Model. This study will assess the alignments among the elements of the design and explain how Patagonia integrates sustainability into its design.
Description of Patagonia's Organizational Design
Patagonia's organizational design is based on Jay Galbraith's 'Star Model', which is characterized by five categories including those of: (1) structure; (2) people; (3) strategy; (4) rewards; and (5) process. (Reinhardt, Casadesus-Masanell, and Freier, 2003, paraphrased) Patagonia is a privately owned company, which provides the leadership with a great deal of freedom since it does not have to answer to a public array of shareholders and investors. Two strategic decisions that were closely linked were addressed by Patagonia executives in 2003. Patagonia designs, markets and distributes high-performance wear for the outdoors. The first decision was centered on whether Patagonia should expand their product base, which included mountain and rock climbing clothing as well as clothing suitable for snow and ice activities including snowboarding, fishing, and other outdoor sporting activities. The question was how much expansion could be undertaken without sacrificing quality and reputation. As well, Patagonia's designs were very innovative enabling the company to charge 20%...
However, in the most recent theory of evolution which discusses the living world appears as the result of chance and an output of different randomly selected natural mills. This kind of development came to present as a result of the need of more subjects or topics in areas such as cybernetic, general system theory, information theory, theories of games which is needed in most decision making process in line
Company 5) Feedback The feedback received by climbers upon reviewing the plan and completing the training Customization of the plan based on team features, such as size, physical fitness of the climbers and so on 6) Control Initial control of the fitness, motivation and skills of each climber Continuous controls of the state of each climber 7) Activities Training of the team members Physical checkups of all climbers Packing supports Raising environmental responsibility awareness and support Mental preparation: understanding the risks,
4) II. Peter Senge - the Learning Organization Peter Senge, who describes himself as the "idealistic pragmatist" states that learning organizations are: "...organizations where people continually expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire, where new and expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured, where collective aspiration is set free, and where people are continually learning to see the whole together." (1990: p.3) the learning organization in the view of
Systems of Power and Inequality In early March of 2012, a 28-minute video on the plight of African children received more than 21 million YouTube views. The video vividly depicts how the guerilla warlord Joseph Kony, leader of the Lords Resistance Army (LRA), reportedly abducted over 60,000 children who were subsequently forced to become child soldiers or sex slaves over the course of the civil war. Captured children who did not
System Design: Oahu Base Area Network The aim of this paper is to examine and discuss the Navy's decision to build the largest local area network (LAN) connecting the U.S. Pacific Fleet using information-gathering techniques and design methods. The system has the capacity to connect sailors and marines within the 102-million square miles of the Pacific Fleet's command coverage. Moreover it will provide the indispensable access for supplying and training the
More importantly, because the system needs to be perceived as fair, employee's opinions must be taken into account. We are not putting this system into place to be punitive, but rather to protect the interests of all of the employees. It is believed that the system of inquiry will have a strongly positive effect on the organization. Verizon has long had some form of ethical code, but with the new
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