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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.comments2017-04-22T16:02:05.559-05:00to our ROPEHOLDERSDonald Rhodyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-32693664704566103072017-04-22T16:02:05.559-05:002017-04-22T16:02:05.559-05:00Hi Don, we will be praying for your safety as well...Hi Don, we will be praying for your safety as well as for Levi. Also pray that the Lord will guide you as He has in the past. May the Lord travel with you! Jim & SueUpnortolliehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-77690503798364954542017-04-19T15:22:39.393-05:002017-04-19T15:22:39.393-05:00Don, please buy a few pounds of pulverized diatoma...Don, please buy a few pounds of pulverized diatomaceous earth. A co-op should be able to supply you with it in a sealed, labelled container. Sprinkle the DE in each bed and anywhere else, indoors or outdoors. It is harmless to humans (is often mixed with water and swallowed). DE is toxic to pests. We quickly eliminated an entire backyard of slugs with it. firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-83830849995512302752017-01-22T19:14:45.209-06:002017-01-22T19:14:45.209-06:00Thanks, Don for this exciting post! You passed th...Thanks, Don for this exciting post! You passed the test, I believe, through God's gracious firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-50908466028891522372017-01-22T19:09:53.633-06:002017-01-22T19:09:53.633-06:00Thanks for sharing this exciting post with us! I ...Thanks for sharing this exciting post with us! I believe you passed the test, with God's gracious email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-30680108097432886242017-01-21T18:42:49.813-06:002017-01-21T18:42:49.813-06:00During the past year, I have endured plenty convic...During the past year, I have endured plenty conviction of sin. Recently God brought me a new friend who introduced me to the idea that conviction of sin is a gift from God. Discipline is indeed unpleasant but teaches me to avoid what I had fallen into and that my Father loves me.John Norlinhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-72219331158290414932017-01-18T10:22:19.610-06:002017-01-18T10:22:19.610-06:00Good words, Honey. Good thoughts on His Word. I ...Good words, Honey. Good thoughts on His Word. I will not look on that passage in Heb. 12 the way I have before. Vivianhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-91565327950971754572016-12-24T09:16:56.524-06:002016-12-24T09:16:56.524-06:00Yay revier of the lowly!!!!Yay revier of the lowly!!!!clarehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-79456978022586525382016-12-17T06:40:15.971-06:002016-12-17T06:40:15.971-06:00Wonderful Bible study on when God calls us to come...Wonderful Bible study on when God calls us to come. I am glad you leave it a mystery that it is about Jesus and His Church Bride. I love it too at our church that we come forward to receive communion. It is a fast and brief switch from us coming and Jesus coming again but I am sure most get it. Thank you for your hard work you put into this, Honey.Vivianhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-19357259654413865832016-11-30T07:04:11.795-06:002016-11-30T07:04:11.795-06:00I just read Do Not Worship Me. I really loved all...I just read Do Not Worship Me. I really loved all the Bible examples here. And our personal ones.
And I am glad you made this distinction very clear. You say it so well and get from point A to Point B very clearly.
Your reasoning helps me in my life to not do this to people or things, Honey. Thank you. Vivianhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-55425537083095868372016-11-28T19:45:35.534-06:002016-11-28T19:45:35.534-06:00You helped me understand what truly good slavery i...You helped me understand what truly good slavery is here. I love it. Also you helped me understand the beatitudes by Joseph's experiences. Joseph is one of my favorite Bible characters. This makes me appreciate him all the more and what Jesus is teaching me all the more. Thank you. When I heard the sermon in church, I liked it a lot, I think I just could not process it as well as reading it more slowly here. Vivianhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-37722710050784640122016-08-27T10:55:41.306-05:002016-08-27T10:55:41.306-05:00Thank you Don, I enjoyed reading your meditation o...Thank you Don, I enjoyed reading your meditation on the last two chapters. It is full of good things to think on today.pat vanderploeghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-20352506708692682492016-08-14T23:18:54.261-05:002016-08-14T23:18:54.261-05:00Your entire post is great and meaningful. Thank yo...Your entire post is great and meaningful.
Thank you for your powerful statements about diversities and their eternal significance in God's kingdom! They need to be shared far and wide, as they are timely and firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-70587145897223254502016-08-05T22:52:43.429-05:002016-08-05T22:52:43.429-05:00Jesus is coming soon! God has sovereign control ov...Jesus is coming soon!
God has sovereign control over the entire universe, and all of the promises in His Word give us much hope for the future.
Our redemption through Christ helps us focus on God's coming, glorious kingdom.
In the meantime, we pray for those who are still lost - and we share the Gospel with them - so they, too, can love the Lord and live in His forgiveness. email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-69024229243622445612016-07-05T20:34:16.327-05:002016-07-05T20:34:16.327-05:00Can't wait to read it! :-) jenniferCan't wait to read it! :-)
email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-37059683104617097472016-06-23T04:08:34.321-05:002016-06-23T04:08:34.321-05:email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-84703306932891511342016-05-26T22:27:37.666-05:002016-05-26T22:27:37.666-05:00Thank you Don for your words of encouragement! We ...Thank you Don for your words of encouragement! We never grow too old to need instruction and reinforcement of our beliefs. God's blessings to you for your faithfulness! JimUpnortolliehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-44067001070246407672016-04-10T21:10:15.304-05:002016-04-10T21:10:15.304-05:00How often do we deny that we are supposed to be di...How often do we deny that we are supposed to be disciples? It is so easy to do, easier than standing up for what we email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-78477474069011039322016-03-08T21:04:48.524-06:002016-03-08T21:04:48.524-06:00Jesus is the bread of life.Jesus is the bread of email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-57673075698412562692016-01-24T23:09:39.835-06:002016-01-24T23:09:39.835-06:00Amen! Thank you, Don.Amen!

Thank you, firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-3993173335601758242016-01-11T00:56:12.298-06:002016-01-11T00:56:12.298-06:00As we disciples increasingly share the truth with ...As we disciples increasingly share the truth with each other, this encourages all of us to make more disciples of Christ, in Jesus' firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-4214477477828703762015-08-25T02:04:32.122-05:002015-08-25T02:04:32.122-05:00Jesus Christ gave Himself, and God is glorified th...Jesus Christ gave Himself, and God is glorified through it email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-68206160901537432032015-04-13T02:58:00.041-05:002015-04-13T02:58:00.041-05:00It is important that we share our encounters with ...It is important that we share our encounters with Christ. The love and resurrection power of Christ will penetrate this hurting world with salt and light. Thank you, Don, for all you have shared with firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-12362701861155788242015-03-22T20:51:15.089-05:002015-03-22T20:51:15.089-05:00Don, you and Vivian definitely reached your goal t...Don, you and Vivian definitely reached your goal to "bring blessing and encouragement to the churches" you visited. Your servant hearts were right with the Lord - and we thank God for blessing us with your presence in our lives. He is kind and gracious, and His love is email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-90933723817001603532015-03-11T23:18:45.484-05:002015-03-11T23:18:45.484-05:00God had blessed Elijah with a great amount of fait...God had blessed Elijah with a great amount of faith, and Elijah spoke words of life (the living word) in the presence of the email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-21308041778150645032015-03-02T07:24:20.581-06:002015-03-02T07:24:20.581-06:00Thanks for these comments. It warms my heart . I...Thanks for these comments. It warms my heart . I need to know more about this group.clarehttp://email@example.com


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The Feast of our Lady - Queen of the Angels12. April 2017 - 9:00
Conciliar celebration of Easter in Skopje22. April 2017 - 11:24
Archbishop Jovan of Ohrid bominated for Dr. h.c. at the National University of Athens
On the third Easter day, His Beatitude Jovan, Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje, celebrated the Holy Liturgy in the chapel of Saint Nectarios of Pentapolj in Skopje. His concelebrant was the His Grace Cyril, Bishop of Abdia from the Ecumenical Patriarchate, who delivered a sermon on the Gospel reading and distributed Holy Communion to the faithful.
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Anglican Bishop of Gibraltar received by Serbian Patriarch20. April 2017 - 9:15
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The high dignitary was accompanied by Rev. Robin Fox, Anglican chaplain in Belgarde. Bishop Robert Ines congratulated the Feast of feasts of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ and expressed deep gratitude to the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church for the warm and friendly reception during which they discussed various aspects of ecclesial life both in Europe and specifically in Serbia. On his side, the Serbian Patriarch thanked the Rt. Revd. Bishop for the visit and said his best wishes for the high gueast on the occasion of the greatest Christian feast-day.
The Serbian Prime Minister received by the Serbian Patriarch18. April 2017 - 15:37
His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej received Mr. Aleksandar Vucic, Prime Minister and President electus of the Republic of Serbia on 17 April 2017 at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Mr. Nikola Selakovic.
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia Mr. Aleksandar Vucic congratulated the most joyous Christian Feast of feasts, the glorious Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church and expressed his gratitude for the warm and friendly reception during which they discussed various aspects of the life of people in Serbia and some topics of general interest.

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Double VIP points at shop.LEGO.comPosted by Huw,
From today until the 16th March shoppers in the USA and Canada will enjoy double VIP points at shop.LEGO.com, which is roughly equivalent to a 10% discount.
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The offer also appears to be good in Europe, too, although it's not advertised on the site yet.
So, now's a good time to pick up the March releases: GotG2, BrickHeadz, Speed Champions, Elves and more. Please place your orders here: USA | Canada | UK | Germany | France. Thank you!
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I just checked the UK shop about 15 minutes ago and it's live.
live in France too
The double VIP is live in the UK, but not the police polybag. :(
Just checked Lego Australia, we have double VIP points.
Online in Norway aswell! (But no polybag)
Damn. I was accidentally forced to buy Assembly Square as a result of this!
According to European catalouge, the police city polybag will be from 13/03 - 28/04.
I'm glad I made a big purchase last month to get tears of Batman for free, because the police helicopter doesn't interest me at all.
Typical, made an order a few days ago (that still hasn't even shipped), and now they give you double VIP points. Argh!
Man, I really hope the PotC ship will be available in time for it, now...
Live in Dk as well.
finally, Assembly Square
If you are not in USA | Canada | UK | Germany | France, how to place orders, via Brickset?
What are the advantages of buying from lego shop? To me the vip thing look lame.... at double points too it still look weak...... why pay full price when i can buy from amazon and obtain huge discount and delivery the next day.... example: if i spent 200euro on lego shop i will obtain only 20 euro (with double points....otherwise 10....) for future buying.... this is a mere 10% discount and not immediate!! On amazon i can usually safe 20-30% and more!! This look embarassing.
Wow I just spent $2,000 at LEGO.com last week. Wonderful timing on my part. :[
Kobeworld - you're right to think that with a lot of the sets but if you want to buy the bigger D2C sets like the USC Star Wars, or Modulars, then they're rarely on Amazon let alone discounted. So that's when you'd buy straight from Lego.
Or in Germany you buy those from Galeria Kaufhof during one of their many sales. They are the only chain here that regularly sell otherwise exclusive D2C sets, just recently they added 10253 Big Ben, 10251 Brick Bank and 21306 Yellow Submarine. And of course they have all the current Star Wars UCS Sets (Death Star, Ewok Village, Assault on Hoth, TIE Fighter, Slave 1). Especially before Easter or Christmas they have special sales that can get you discounts of up to 60%, depending on conditions. That is how I buy almost all my large sets.
@Kliq - LEGO is pretty good about capturing these 'sales' on their promotional calendars which tend to be circulated about a month in advance. I usually look for them before making a big purchase from shop.lego.com. For instance, you can Google 'April 2017 LEGO Calendar' now to see that the Mini Volkswagen Beetle will be available in the US from April 1 - 15 with a $50 purchase.
Too bad I just made my big birthday purchase last week, although I was able to pick up the free Disco Batman/Tears.. Just wanted to let folks know that Lego [email protected] still has the Temple of Airjitzu on sale for 159.99 (20% off). I'm so glad I went ahead and bought that set! I never thought I'd buy a Ninjago set (let alone the biggest one), but it is now among my all time favorite sets in terms of fun build and beautiful display piece. With double VIP points I highly recommend it now especially! If my wife wouldn't kill me in my sleep I'd buy a second one lol.
VIP points are 6th - 16th
Silent Mary goes to VIP's 17th-31st.
They intentionally do this to annoy people, i'm sure of it :/
Noo! Went to the lego store on saturday and already spent some money and my VIP points...
Finally time to get the Disney Castle
Great time to get the 70751 Temple of Airjitzu, On Sale Too $159.99 USD
Just note: Sparrow & Salazarr go on sale March 17th, so if you planned on buying them, you won't get double VIP points. sorry.
Guys you can all check out the lego store calendar to spot double VIP a good month and a half before the start of each promo.
@mmottola Guardians of the Galaxy 2
temple of airjitsu no showing showing up as discounted for me (US [email protected]) :(
@Kobeworld: This is mostly interesting for exclusive sets. Also, you don't have to wait for the next purchase, you can directly redeem your VIP points on the spot.
@RetroInferno the uk calendar didn't include this offer for some reason. Maybe the same for other european countries too. They also dont seem to be available as early as the north american versions which doesn't help with spend planning!!
^ Maybe not, but there's always a double VIP promotion in the run-up to Easter and Christmas. A search of Brickset news stories will give anyone an idea of when it might be. I've been waiting for Assembly Square, and expected the double VIP to be last week of March/first week of April, so a pleasant surprise!
Finally the first 2x VIP promo this year in the US. Hello, Arkham Asylum (at last)! Assembly Square will be around for a while, hoping to get more out of buying it during a 2x VIP promo than this time ($35 GWP is a bit low). Not that I'm *hoping* for a GWP item with a higher purchase threshold, of course...
Well, too bad a go to the Lego store only like once a year.


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Kram last spoke to Ali almost 10 years ago when the effects of Parkinson's syndrome compounded by brain damage sustained in the ring were bleakly evident. An article Kram wrote at the time was typical in its moody probing of Ali's willingness to undergo a strange form of treatment that involved replacing his blood. Ali had become old before 50.
While Kram's book contains irrefutable truths about Ali's womanising and his exploitation by the Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad (today he is an orthodox Muslim) many American toilers in this trade go as far as to suggest that its publication is a betrayal. The New Jersey columnist, Jerry Izenberg, one of the few sportswriters who can claim a close friendship with Ali, says: "Most of what Kram writes is true. But does it stand for the whole man? I don't think so." Provocatively, Kram maintains that Ali's refusal to be inducted for military service at the time of Vietnam "I got no quarrel with them Vietcong" never rang true because he would have been rejected on academic grounds.
If finding no favour with Kram's book, Pat Putnam, who succeeded him at Sports Illustrated, agrees that Ali's stand was taken more out of embarrassment than conscience. "It's no revelation that Ali was barely literate," he said when we spoke this week. "His schooling was that of a black kid in the deep south which was barely any education at all. But for Kram to suggest ignorance is ridiculous."
Putnam, then working in Miami, was with Ali when he failed to meet the US Army's minimum academic standard. "He was heavyweight champion of the world and they rated him dumb," Putnam said. "He didn't know how to handle that because it made him feel small, like he was being put in his place. That, more than anything else, explained his stubbornness. If they thought he was too dumb for duty, why should he fight?"
Ali's face on covers of numerous books, the medal he received from President Clinton for human acts, his trembling hand around the Olympic torch in Atlanta five years ago, are the reasons Kram cites for eviscerating the Ali legend. "I grew weary of all the hagiography," he recently said. "I kept seeing this great social figure, right next to Martin Luther King, and thought: 'This is wrong. Why not do a book about the person I saw, put some flesh and blood on him."' Any number of us who were around throughout Ali's amazing career could have done that, but to what purpose?
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So lingering memory becomes Kram's profit-driven prejudice. He describes Ali as a "useful idiot" and "near the moronic level". For that, Kram deserves all the calumny he gets.
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On saturday, a number of our ninjas applied to join our dojo on zen. They have accounts but don't seem to have been added to our dojo. They're not in the list and no email has come through to our account.
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Ninjas and Parents can join Dojos automatically so you would've got an email. To see members go to 'My Dojos' then 'Manage Users'. If they still aren't there send me an email to email@example.com!
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Ok issue figured out. When they fill out the form it doesn't assign them to our dojo. They have to go back in once they've registered and then join the dojo.
This is related to an issue I had raised in github so i'll go in and update it there
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Dan Kelly really has to be considered as one of the best online poker players around today, especially in regards to tournament play. He managed to win his fourth career WCOOP bracelet yesterday which sits nicely alongside his one SCOOP title as well as all of his other big online wins.
PokerStars Team Pros Vanessa Selbst and Bertrand "ElkY" Grosspellier also managed to make it to a final table a piece yesterday, which was in fact the same one. It was definitely Kelly that stole the show. Kelly is not only successful online either, he won the $25k 6-Max event at the WSOP back in 2010 which paid an impressive $1.3 million.
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Dan Kelly not only outplayed some of the best online poker players around but also came through a huge field of 1,483 players, whilst there were also 1,587 rebuys which actually count as another player in reality. The prize pool generated by all of this was set at $826,000 which broke all expectations.
There were of course all of the usual Team PokerStars Pros taking part, we had Daniel Negreanu, Nacho Barbero, Pius Heinz and super aggressor Eugene Katchalov. None of them however managed to make the cash except for the one PokerStars that seems to cash in everything he plays…George Danzer. He finished in 106th place this time around to earn his 10th cash of the WCOOP this year.
Kelly got to the final table in third place with regards to chip counts and consistently continued to build whilst on it. He made it to heads up versus "auercan" with the huge disadvantage of having a quarter the chips of his opponent. Despite this deficit he refused to make a deal with his opponent, which just shows his confidence, he battled back and took down the title and the whole of the $138,355 first prize.
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9. snake8484 $8,507.80
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This event saw two Team PokerStars sitting on the same final table, Vanessa Selbst and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier. They battled bravely to get past 429 online registrants with all of them hoping to win that $41,162 first place prize.
Once there however, Grospellier was eliminated in eighth place. This means he will have to try again in another event tomorrow to try and claim his third WCOOP bracelet. Selbst did a little bit better by finishing in fifth and picking up $12,012.
It was the Norwegian player "inspecta" who finally went on to win after winning heads up versus "henriks", he won a nice prize of a bracelet and $41k for his efforts.
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Remove Referral interceptor from core ------------------------------------- Key: DIRSERVER-1205 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRSERVER-1205 Project: Directory ApacheDS Issue Type: Task Components: core, core-integ Reporter: Alex Karasulu Priority: Critical Fix For: 1.5.4 The referral interceptor is responsible for raising exceptions based on a referral handling parameters associated with a session or an individual request. This is a remnant from the days when the core and the JNDI provider code were tightly coupled. It no longer needs to be the case and the server's core can handle both referrals and entries in the same way leaving it up to higher layers to decide upon policy for dealing with referrals. The protocol-ldap provider can send back search response entry or referral PDU's based on the ManageDSAIT control settings. The JNDI provider wrapping the core will determine whether an exception will be thrown or the referral will be chased etc. Either way it's the job of higher layers to determine which action to take. This is why this interceptor will be stripped out of the core. Some core integ tests will be moved out probably into the core-jndi module and other tests will be altered. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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Roger Gorvin, executive director of the Co-operative Bank, said that 70,000 bills, due to be posted at the beginning of May, had been despatched late, so that some customers only had two or three days to pay. This meant that some customers could not avoid being charged interest. Most of those affected were people with Gold Cards, although some other cardholders were hit.
The bank has only refunded customers who complained and Mr Gorvin believes the bank had probably heard from most of those affected. Any other customers who discovered they had been wrongly charged would also be refunded.
Mr Gorvin played down the problem, stating that the issue had been dealt with and that the amount of interest refunded was insignificant compared with the turnover on the bank's 1.5 million credit cards.
He defended the bank's decision not to write to all customers whose statements went out late. Not all of them were wrongly charged, he said. Some paid their bills off in full by variable direct debit, others were able to meet the payment date despite receiving their statements late and others would have paid interest anyway because they did not intend to pay off their bills in full.
'In the majority of cases there was no need to write. Many customers were able to pay on time and a lot were paying by direct debit', he said.
Mr Gorvin was unable to say exactly how many customers had received refunds nor what the final bill was. He said it was less than pounds 100,000 so far but the bank estimated it could reach pounds 100,000, based on the number of accounts known to have been charged interest last month.
The prompt despatch of bills is crucial for many of the Co-op's 1.5 million credit card customers. The bank's Gold Card and its new Robert Owen card operate with a 46-day interest-free period, shorter than most other credit cards. Customers who want to avoid paying interest have a maximum of 15 days after the statement date to do so, compared with 25 days on conventional credit cards.
Customers are told they must allow seven working days for cheques to reach their card accounts if paying by post. Although the short interest-free period is made clear on the Co-op's literature it has taken many customers by surprise and has been the subject of a number of complaints.
The shorter interest-free period on the Gold and Robert Owen cards is a huge money-saver for the Co-op and is the main reason it has been able to offer the cards with a promise that they will never charge a fee.
Gold Card customers who do not pay their bills by direct debit are charged interest at 1.85 per cent a month, an annual percentage rate of 24.6 per cent, if they do not pay their bills in full. This is one of the more expensive rates on the card market.
Earlier this year the bank transferred 100,000 customers of its old- style Visa card, called Classic, to the Robert Owen card and some of these customers have complained that they have been caught out by interest charges because they were not aware of the switch.
The reason for the late despatch of the statements last month is unclear.
The Co-op appeared at first to be blaming its problem on First Data Resources, which is sub-contracted to send out the card statements. FDR carried the can for problems on credit cards run by National Westminster and other banks last year.
Mr Gorvin said that FDR's service for the Co-op had been flawless except for this one minor problem.
Asked whether the Co-op would be pursuing FDR for compensation over the refunds it had paid he said: 'That is a matter between them and us.'
The Independent put this to John Elfman, director of quality at FDR, who denied that there had been any problems with despatch of Co-op card statements. Mr Gorvin responded: 'A number of statements went out late. Our statements go out from FDR.'
Mr Elfman then discussed the matter with the Co-op and said: 'We are in agreement with the bank that there is no dispute between us. The bank reaffirms that FDR's service has been exemplary. All queries should be addressed to the Co-op.'
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Norman, the British athletics promotions officer, has had his role in finding overseas competition for athletes and organising warm-weather training transferred to the director of coaching, Frank Dick. The change has been made as the result of a review of the sport by the newly-elected administration of the British Athletic Federation.
'It's the end of an era,' Norman said on the penultimate day of Britain's most successful world championships in terms of gold medals. 'I have done my bit. I've come this far. The Federation get what they deserve.'
After winning the gold and silver medals respectively in the 110 metres hurdles on Friday night, Colin Jackson and Tony Jarrett specifically praised Norman for his assistance in persuading the Federation to fund warm-weather training trips for them over the winter. Linford Christie, who last weekend added the world 100m title to his Olympic gold medal, has also publicly thanked Norman for his assistance and guidance.
'I've run competition programmes for Christie and Jackson and Jarrett and Sally Gunnell since they started,' Norman said. 'Now that is the responsibility of Frank. If I was a football manager, they would be talking about whether I was transferring to Real Madrid.'
Norman would not be drawn on the possibility of a move to Monte Carlo, the athletics equivalent of Real Madrid as the seat of the International Amateur Athletic Federation. But he is already a member of the European Athletic Association and has close links with Primo Nebiolo, president of the IAAF.
Norman, who complained of a campaign in sections of the media to oust him, has been widely criticised for his role as both a promoter of meetings and a representative for many of Britain's elite athletes. 'The knives have been out for me,' he said.
The Federation decided that Norman had 'too much work on his plate'. Norman, previously employed as a consultant, signed a contract last month which required him to concentrate on promoting the nine major domestic televised meetings.
Norman, 49, will return to the negotiations for a new domestic television deal - the current four-year contract with ITV, worth pounds 8m, expires next March - from a strong bargaining position after the victories here by Christie, Jackson and Gunnell. The most gold medals Britain has won at the three previous world championships is two. 'If that doesn't help, nothing will,' Norman said.
Over the winter Jackson and Christie went to Australia for warm-weather training, while Jarrett and John Regis, who won the 200m silver medal on Friday night, went to Los Angeles. But there has been criticism within the sport that the balance of funding has been unfair.
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Music Therapy is one of the alternative form of therapeutic treatment, it is the planned and creative use of music to attain and maintain health, wellbeing. Individual of any age and ability may benefit from Music Therapy program, regardless of musical skill and background. Music Therapy may address physical, psychological, emotional, cognitive and social needs with therapeutic relationships. It focuses on meeting therapeutic aims, which distinguishes it from musical entertainment or musical education.
Music therapy is the therapeutic application of music with proper methodologies and procedure, by trained musictherapist, to restore, maintain or enahnce the cognitve, socio emotional and physical functioning of the normal/disabled persons of all ages.
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Scientifically, many things are happening in our body while we are listening the music, while we are participating in a live music session with body movements, the music which we are listening/participating many parts of the brain functions in a coordinated pattern and helps to enjoy the music, if we are well versed in music. The mind has the tendency to relate or to identify things in a known pattern, accordingly come to a result/conclusion through our expressed behavior. Rather if we let the music flow into us without getting into the nuances or intricacies of the particular piece which has been provided for the therapeutic purposes it does wonder with the patients/clients/participants. Since these informantion and other pertaining to brain are available only through brain injured patients, we must patiently wait to have conclusive evidence for many of the brain related research and claims.
Healing effect on individuals with music is a known fact. It has centuries of claim behind it. But the quality of exposure the music with its specifications and other procedures plays a very vital role in speaking about its healing aspect.
When classical music with its notes being played through a string instrument the impact is complete. The specific notes being presented in the classical flair the impact will be good on the individuals. The music with its notes when essayed in classical format the frequency and the wavelength it emanates in the atmosphere and its impact enormous on the listeners. It helps in the quality of neuro transmitters secreted in brain and the behavior of the individual.


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An organizations structure is defined by its configuration and interrelationships of positions and departments. Organizational design is the creation or change of an organization's structure. The organizational design of a company reflects its efforts to respond to changes, integrate new elements, ensure collaboration, and allow flexibility.
Organizing a business is difficult. Once an organization has a plan, the next step is to make it happen. The major characteristics of organizational structure is, in many ways, like the important parts of a jigsaw puzzle-you pick them out, one by one. In particular, the two basic forms of organizational structure are mechanistic and organic.
In the past, organizations were commonly structured as bureaucracies. A bureaucracy is a form of organization based on logic, order, and the legitimate use of formal authority. Bureaucracies are meant to be orderly, fair, and highly efficient. Their features include a clear-cut division of labor, strict hierarchy of authority, formal rules and procedures, and promotion based on competency.
Today, many people view bureaucracies negatively and recognize that bureaucracies have their limits. If organizations rely too much on rules and procedures, they become unwieldy and too rigid-making them slow to respond to changing environments and more likely to perish in the long run.
But management theory doesn't view all bureaucratic structures as inevitably flawed. Instead, they ask these critical questions:
When is a bureaucracy a good choice for an organization?
What alternatives exist when a bureaucracy is not a good choice?
Research, conducted in England by Tom Burns and George Stalker in the early 1960s, attempted to answer these questions. Burns and Stalker studied industrial firms to determine how the nature of each firm's environment affected the way the firm was organized and managed. They believed a stable, unchanging environment demanded a different type of organization than a rapidly changing one. Although a stable environment worked well under a bureaucracy, managers in constantly changing, innovative environments needed an organizational structure that allowed them to be responsive and creative.
As a result, two distinct frameworks, the mechanistic and organic structures, were identified.
The mechanistic structure
The mechanistic structure, sometimes used synonymously with bureaucratic structure, is one that is highly centralized and has the common elements of bureaucracy. It lays emphasis on formal authority and communication patterns. In a mechanistic organization structure, there are rigid authority relationship, formal chain of command and fixed patterns of communication. The following characteristics of an organization uses mechanistic structure:
Tasks are clearly defined.
Definitions of the rights are in precise manner and obligations of members
Line and staff positions are clearly defined with having formal relationships between the two
Tendency toward formal communication throughout the organizational structure
Mechanistic structure is characterized by a greater degree of horizontal differentiation, high formalization(i.e. formal relations and communication), mostly downward communication, and little participation by low level members in decision making.
Perhaps the best example of a mechanistic structure is found in a college or university. Consider the very rigid and formal college entrance and registration procedures. The reason for such procedures is to ensure that the organization is able to deal with a large number of people in an equitable and fair manner. Although many individuals do not like them, regulations and standard operating procedures pretty much guarantee uniform treatment. But those same rules and procedures, with their time-consuming communication and decision-making processes, tend to bog down organizations.
The organic structure
Organic structure is one that is highly characterized by high degree of decentralization and flexibility and under which individuals are more likely to work in a group setting rather than alone.
It represents low horizontal differentiation, low formalization, free communication, and participation by low level members in decision making. It utilizes upward, downward, and lateral communication network for creating efficiency and quick decision making.
The organic structure tends to work better in dynamic environments where managers need to react quickly to change. Organic structures are characterized by
Not highly defined roles.
Tasks are redefined in an continuous manner.
Less reliance on formal authority.
Control is decentralized.
Decision making is faster.
Informal patterns of both delegation and communication.
Because the atmosphere is informal and the lines of authority may shift depending on the situation, the organic structure requires more cooperation among employees than does a bureaucracy.
One example of an organic structure is the Salvation Army. Although branches are located throughout the nation, the organization does not have a complex structure; it encourages different units to take on new challenges. The Salvation Army does not rely heavily on written rules and procedures. Therefore, this organization can create the procedures that work best as different situations arise. The Salvation Army's ability to take on new tasks and to fulfill its mission regardless of the circumstances it faces is one reason why it's a hallmark of organic organizations.
Difference between mechanistic structure and organic structure.
Mechanistic structure
Organic structure
Rights and obligations of each position are precisely defined and assigned
Responsibility and obligation are loosely defined
There are rigid hierarchial relationships in the organization
The relationships are not rigid
Decision making is centralized
Decision making is decentralized.
Coordinatioan and control processes tend to be tightly structured.
Coordination and control tale place through reciprocal adjustments among the members.
Loyalty to the concern and obedience to superiors is highly insisted upon.
Commitment to the organizational goals is more valued than loyalty and obedience.
Factors Affecting Organizational Design
Although many things can affect the choice of an appropriate structure for an organization, the following five factors are the most common: size, life cycle, strategy, environment, and technology.
Figure Determinants of Organizational structure
Organizational size
A small organization has a simple organic structure like in case of a retails store, a small restaurant etc has the simple structure, but as size of the organization increases, the level of complexity also increases.
So, a large sized organization has more complicated and complex structure, as compare to a firm of the small size.
Generally, formal structure does not operate in small organization. Individuals of small organization simply perform the tasks on their likes, dislikes, need, and ability, rather than following organizational chart or job functions.
The complexity increases with the increase in the size or growth in the size of the organization, that's why there are formal structures exist in big organistaions. There are detailed rules, regulations and guidelines for the work. The flow of communication is primarily from superior to subordinate, and there are hierarichal relationships serve as the foundation for control, responsibility, and authority.
Organization life cycle
Organizations, like humans, tend to progress through stages known as a life cycle. Like humans, most organizations go through the following four stages: birth, youth, midlife, and maturity. Each stage has characteristics that have implications for the structure of the firm.
Figure Lifecycle of an organisation
Birth: a firm is just beginning, in the birth state. An organization in the birth stage does not yet have a formal structure. In a young organization, there is not much delegation of authority. The founder usually "calls the shots."
Youth: the organization tries to expand in this phase. The importance in this stage is on getting larger. The company shifts its attention from the wishes of the founder to the wishes of the customer. During this phase, the organization becomes more organic in structure. It is during this phase that the formal structure is designed, and some delegation of authority occurs.
Midlife: This phase occurs when the organization has achieved a high level of success. An organization in midlife is larger, with a more complex and increasingly formal structure. More levels appear in the chain of command, and the founder may have difficulty remaining in control. As the organization becomes older, it may also become more mechanistic in structure.
Maturity: Firm tends to become less innovative, when it reaches its maturity phase, as that time it is more interested in maintaining itself in a stable, secure environment and less interested in expanding,. The emphasis is on improving profitability and efficiency. However, in an attempt to improve profitability and efficiency, the firm often tends to become less innovative. Stale products result in sales declines and reduced profitability. Organizations in this stage are slowly dying. However, maturity is not an inevitable stage. Firms experiencing the decline of maturity may institute the changes necessary to revitalize.
Design of the structure begins with the identification of organizational objectives. There is no way of devising what the main structure of an organization should be, without an understanding of what the organization is for and what it is trying to achieve.
Since an organization is a goal oriented system, it is quite legitimate that its goals have decisive roles in designing its structure. The goal determine its tasks and strategies .
Alfred Chandler's studies demonstrate that structure follows strategy. If management makes a significant change in its strategy, the structure will need to be modified to accommodate and support such change.
However , in some cases, it may be true that strategy follows structure, particularly where the manager has no choice but to cope with the existing structure.
Organization is a system and every system has its boundaries. Beyond the boundaries, there exists external environment which affects not only the formation and functioning of the organization but also its structure. To cope with changing environment, among other things, organizational process, goals and structure are changed and made in line with changes.
Environment includes all those economic, social, cultural, political, and technological factors which directly or indirectly affect the functioning of the organization. Therefore, the structure of the organization is to be designed in view of changes likely to take place in environment. Added to it, organization being a sub-system of environment interacts with the environment on regular basis for getting inputs and supplying output.so the structure of the organization is bound to be affected by the environment. If the organization operates in fast changing uncertain environment, its structure should be more adaptive, dynamic and flexible. On the other hand, if the environmental changes have slow pace and are less complex in nature, the structure of the organization will be marked by higher degree of stability.
Organization are formed by and operated through people. Large number of people are employed for both managerial and non managerial jobs and various activities are assigned to them and finally they are put in an authority relationships. These people carry some goals, values, perceptions, beliefs and attitudes which have direct reflection on the structure of the organization.
Therefore, these factors must be taken care of at the time of designing the organizational structure. Indeed, the tasks, activities, goals and technology will gain more meaning if they are built around the people. Moreover, organizational operates through the people and its efficiency to a large extent depends on the level of efficiency of its employees. And the efficiency of its employees is affected by factors such as supportive supervision, participation, and problem solving, exiatence of cohesive groups, democratic leadership etc.
An organization is a socio-technical system. Technological aspect which refers to the manner in which various activities will be perfomed, is an important part of organizational structure. As the activities are related to objectives, they are also related to technology. Because every activity to be perfomed required some kind of technology, the type of technology being used in the organization for performing different activities would also affect the structure of the organization directly and indirectly.
For example:
Use of sophisticated technology leading to the greater degree of specialization may complicate pattern of relationships among the employee.
The span of management, shape of the organization , length of chain of command, number of managerial and non managerial employees and flow of work etc. might be greatly influenced by the technology used by the organization.
Five Approaches to Organizational Design
Managers must make choices about how to group people together to perform their work. Five common approaches - functional, divisional, matrix, team, and networking-help managers determine departmental groupings (grouping of positions into departments). The five structures are basic organizational structures, which are then adapted to an organization's needs. All five approaches combine varying elements of mechanistic and organic structures. For example, the organizational design trend today incorporates a minimum of bureaucratic features and displays more features of the organic design with a decentralized authority structure, fewer rules and procedures, and so on.
Functional structure
In functional structure, activities are grouped and departments are created on the basis of specified functions to be perfomed. Activities related to a function are grouped in a single unit with a view to give a well defined direction to the whole group.
As the simplest approach, a functional structure features well-defined channels of communication and authority/responsibility relationships. Not only can this structure improve productivity by minimizing duplication of personnel and equipment, but it also makes employees comfortable and simplifies training as well.
Advantages of functional structure:
It is easier to organize departments based on functions and sub functions
It allows giing balanced weightage to the basic function on which the survival of a firm depends.
It introduces specialization leading to higher productivity and economical operations.
It ensures effective utilization of personnel in different departments.
It helps in training of managers rather that generalist managers.
It facilitates better coordination of activities within each department.
Disadvatnges of functional structure:
Each department concentrates on a narrow range of activities relationg to its function only.
It may be difficult to achieve coordination between departments because of their different orientations.
There may be lack of understanding between different departments. The atmosphere of mistrust may lead to inter-deppartmental conflicts.
Decisions are delayed where decision making involves two or more departments.
But the functional structure has many downsides that may make it inappropriate for some organizations. Here are a few examples:
The functional structure can result in narrowed perspectives because of the separateness of different department work groups. Managers may have a hard time relating to marketing, for example, which is often in an entirely different grouping. As a result, anticipating or reacting to changing consumer needs may be difficult. In addition, reduced cooperation and communication may occur.
Decisions and communication are slow to take place because of the many layers of hierarchy. Authority is more centralized.
The functional structure gives managers experience in only one field-their own. Managers do not have the opportunity to see how all the firm's departments work together and understand their interrelationships and interdependence. In the long run, this specialization results in executives with narrow backgrounds and little training handling top management duties.
Divisional structure
Divisional structure is formed by creating a set of autonomous units or divisions which are coordinated by the central headquarters.
For example: a company may have three divisions to manage textiles,cement and shipping. But to coordinate their functioning, certain essentialservices such as corporate planning,finance, legal and research and development are organized at headquarters.
However, divisional structure does have its drawbacks. Because managers are so specialized, they may waste time duplicating each other's activities and resources. In addition, competition among divisions may develop due to limited resources.
Matrix structure
Matrix structure, also called grid organization, is a hybrid structure combining two contemporary structures namely, functional departmentation with pure project structure.
It has a permanent featrure of the matrix organization and retains authority for overall operation of the functional units. Project teams are created whenever specific projects require a high degree of technical skills and other resources for a temporary period.
Matrix structure is a two dimensional structure, acombination of pure project structure and the traditional functional departments.
Figure 3
The matrix structure.
Employees in a matrix structure belong to at least two formal groups at the same time-a functional group and a product, program, or project team. They also report to two bosses-one within the functional group and the other within the team.
This structure not only increases employee motivation, but it also allows technical and general management training across functional areas as well. Potential advantages include
The matrix structure is an efficient means for bringing together the diverse specialized sklls required to complete a complex assignment or execute a project.
It is flexible in nature. It can be applied more usefully to an orghanisation involved in projects ranging from small to large.it can better respond to the changes in technology, market conditions.
It provides a balance between time, cost and performance.the balance can be achieved through the built in checks and balances and the continuous negotiations carried on between projects and functional personnel.
It helps in improving flow of communication around the organization as required information is communicated both vertically as well as horizontally.
It also results in better cooperation and problem solving, Better customer service, Better performance accountability, Improved strategic management..
Predictably, the matrix structure also has potential disadvantages. Here are a few of this structure's drawbacks:
The matrix organization violates the classical principle of unity of command. The personnel from functional departments have to face the situation of two bosses, project manager and functional manager. As a result, a functional group mat side track his esponsibility easily unit falls in achieving its goals.
In matrix organization, the problem of coordination is more complicated because neither functional head has an authority over project unit in a direct manner nor the project manager has full authority over project activities.
Apart from formal relationships, informal ones also operate in the matrix organization. Thus, the organizational relationships become more complex and they create the problem of coordination.
Dual reporting relationship in matrix organization can contribute to in discipline, ambiguity and role conflict. The functional representative who is subject to dual command cannot satisfy the priorities of both the bosses.
Team structure
Team structure organizes separate functions into a group based on one overall objective. These cross-functional teams consist of members from different departments who work together as needed to solve problems and explore opportunities. The intent is to break down functional barriers among departments and create a more effective relationship for solving ongoing problems.
Figure 4
The team structure.
The team structure has many potential advantages, including the following:
Intradepartmental barriers break down.
Decision-making and response times speed up.
Employees are motivated.
Levels of managers are eliminated.
Administrative costs are lowered.
The disadvantages include:
Conflicting loyalties among team members.
Time-management issues.
Increased time spent in meetings.
Managers must be aware that how well team members work together often depends on the quality of interpersonal relations, group dynamics, and their team management abilities.
Network structure
The network structure is a temporary network between a network of companies that come together to accomplish a specific venture. It is also called virtual structure. It is created to exploit fast changing opportunities and share skills and even facilitate access to global markets.
Figure 5
The network structure.
Network structure is created around a central organization that relies on other organizations to perform manufacturing, distributing, financing and other crucial business function on a contract basis.
It allows different organizations engaged in research and development, consultancy, manufacturing, financing, transportation, security etc to bring their resources and capabilities together. The core of the network structure is the central organization which coordinates relationships and activities with other organizations in the network.
Organisational structure of Coco cola
Coca-Cola was invented 1885 by a pharmacist, John Stith Pemberton. It was initially an alcoholic beverage intended to cure morphine addiction,but the alcohol was removed when the temperance movement gained momentum. In 1886,Pemberton began to sell the product at a local pharmacy. Pemberton's partner andbookkeeper actually came up with the name Coca-Cola, and was also the creator ofthe famous Coca-Cola script that is still used today. Coca-Cola was named after amain ingredient: coco leaves, which cocaine comes from. Coca-Cola was initiallymarketed as a fix-all tonic, used to cure morphine addiction, headaches,impotence, and many other ailments (Coca-Cola). In 1887, Pemberton sold it to AsaGriggs Candler, who incorporated it as The Coca Cola Company a year later. In thesame year Pemberton also sold it to two other businessmen, while his son also soldhis own version. After some legal actions, Candler once again incorporated thecompany in 1892, this time using the name The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company has a multidivisional structure based on geography.
This structure is used because it allows each division to be independent and haveits' own set of support functions. This structure works well because it gives thecompany more flexibility to help deal with its uncertain environment and it allowseach product to be tailored to each individual market in some way. Themultidivisional structure allows each division to be accountable for its resultsand responsible for creating profits.
The following are the drawbacks associated with the multidivisional structure.
Integration and coordination: There may be the problem of integration among different divisions and it is also very difficult to get the coordination among various divisions.
Communication problem: Since tall structures are present in divisional structure, so it becomes very difficult for individuals and groups to communicate in the organization.
High bureaucratic costs: It results in the duplication of personnel and physical facilities. Each product division maintains its separate facilities and personnel. It may become uneconomical where full use cannot be made of the specialized skills and equipment of each department.
Unclear goals: Because of tall structure and weak communication from upper management, the company's goals are unclear.
Figure Disadvantage of multidivisional structure
There are about 71000 employees employed in the Coca-Cola Company and about 5 hierarchical levels exist at the corporate level of the company. For example: Canadian division's head reports to chief operating officer and President of North American group. The Chief Financial Officer, get reported by the president, who reports to the General Counsel's Office, and after that Chief executive officer get reported by general counsel. It is fair to assume that there are at least a few more steps in the hierarchy at the local level.
The organization has faced problems in communication, due to its tall structure. Another problem found was that due to communication problems, there was lack of clear understanding of goals among the people and the company. Motivation problems are also caused by tall hierarchies.
Coca Cola is a global company , exists in more than 120 countries, so the political and social differences of each market derives another problem for the company. Since different countries have different laws, like some countries have stringent environmental laws, whereas some have relaxed laws.
In some market, giving bribe to government officials are considered normal and expected. However, it is the policy of the company to follow the laws, rules, regulations of every country, in which it is operating; even still, the company faces a strong criticism from the other parts of the world for its actions. The company faced a lot of criticism, as the company's bottling plants are alleged to have killed workers.
The Coca-Cola Company faces a number of challenges, many of which stem from the fact that the organization operates on such a large level. Each market has its own trends and demands. Consumers in some markets have become more heath conscious.
Stakeholders for the company:
Figure Main Stakeholders of the Coca-Cola company
There are many stakeholders exists in the company. Some of them are Shareowners, governmental agencies, consumers, local communities and retail customers, bottling partners. Every group of stakeholders has different interests, goals, objectives, resulting in arising of conflicts. Profit earning is the goals of shareowners, suppliers want to create more revenues by charging as much as they can, local communities concerned about labor standards and issues related to environment.
The Coca-Cola Company realizes that a divisional structure gives the organization the best opportunity to react to the changes in its uncertain environment, but also allow it to maintain a level of stability.
Divisional structure are also having problems. If the company creates divisional competition, coordination may decrease because each division wants to have an advantage over everyone else. Communication problems may also exist because information can become distorted when it has to travel up and down tall hierarchies .
The Coca-Cola Company is moving towards a more decentralized structure. The company is divided by region. Groups are as follows: Africa, Eurasia, European Union, Latin America, North America, and Pacific. Changes in structure freed up the Chief Marketing Office from the day to day operations so she could focus on the direction of the company. In2006, the organization moved the Africa operating group from the United Kingdom to South Africa (Annual Review, 2006). Since its inception, the organization believed that the love for Coca-Cola was universal. This led to a strong centralized organization. In the 1990's, Coca-Cola's growth slowed significantly. The CEO at the time, Douglas Daft pushed power down the organization, and let the countries have more autonomy. For example, the decision to sponsor the 2002 world cup was made at the corporate level. The implementation however was up to the local markets. Each type of advertisement was tailored to each specific market
The organization's structure is extremely suited for their differentiation strategy. The outline says that three factors affect a firm's choice of a structure to create a competitive advantage. An organization that produces a greater number of products will need control over development, marketing and production. As previously mentioned, the organization's marketing function is mostly centralized, to make sure the message being sent is constant.The chapter 8 outline also says that an organization seeking new customers willneed a structure that will serve the new customers' needs. With divisions basedupon region and the extensive market research the company does, the organizationis always looking to serve its customers. The third factor says that as the needfor new product development increases, an organization will need to be able tocoordinate all of its functions. The integrating mechanisms that Isdell beganusing in 2004, especially the revamped intranet, allows the entire organization tocoordinately quickly and effectively (Fox, 2007). The benefits of such a match areevident in the fact that return on equity went from being negative to being
the organization is making more efforts to increase operational effectiveness by increasing standardization. Horizontal differentiation has a major affect on the shape of the organization. They are divided into separate subunits for each of their operating groups (i.e. Eurasia, Pacific, North America, etc.). Each manager for an operating group is responsible for everyone else in their division, and they report to the CFO of corporate headquarters. This helps them keep a more organic perspective because each operational group is basically run by itself.
The organization is extremely formal. There is a strict code of conduct which Coca-Cola rigidly enforces. The code of conduct is expansive, and if violated, employees will be disciplined. Every employee hired is trained on the code
It is very hard to say, wth complete surety, regarding whether the company is following mechanistic or organic structure, due to recently introduced changes in the organizational structure of the company. However the decentralization or participation of lower level employees has increased in the company, still it seems to be work like a centralized organization. But the company authorities are making efforts to enhance the standardization and simplification. These are characteristics of a mechanistic structure. With the strong approach to marketing and consumer research, the focal point of the organization is on responsiveness and flexibility. Complex integrating mechanisms are being used, and with the use of surveys, information has been flowing from the bottom-up as wells the typical bottom-down .When employees are trained, they learn multiple skills so they are able to provide back up and are able to rotate, decreasing specialization. These are characteristics of an organic structure
A good job of management oh hierarchy of authority is shown by Coca Cola. Even by having a tall structure, company is still able to have an organic management style, which allows the structure of the company to be flexible and become adaptable to changing conditions.
Each operating group has six or less divisions, except of North American operating group, which have ten divisions. By giving responsibility to lower hierarchy regarding routine decisions , the upper management can emphasize on long term strategies and planning.
The flow of information can be facilitated by conducting surveys of the employees , frequent meetings and to increase the communication use of technology like intranet has increased.