Acme and Omega Case Study Organization Theory and Design

I. Background of Acme and Omega * They were both once owned by the same parent company, Technological Products of Erie, Pennsylvania. * Both companies manufactured computer chips and printed circuit boards. * Acme retained its original management and upgrades its general manager to president of the company. * Omega hired a new president with a background in electronic research and he chooses to upgrade existing personnel. * Both companies often competed for the same contracts. * Acme regularly achieved greater …

…to utilize its structure in dealing with environmental pressure in the short term very well. Again here the case study outlines although Omega was not able to formalize itself enough to win the contract with cost-cutting measures it is was able to meet the customers' deadlines and locate parts through informal channels. It is the flexibility of Omega to change the domain and its boundary spanning roles that should be combined with Acmes formalized process.