41-50 Flashcards
Functional Departmentalization
Grouping of jobs together by function
Suboptimizing
Result of departments competing with each other for resources rather than working together
Product Departmentalization
Grouping of jobs together by product
Geographical Departmentalization
Division of jobs based on location
Customer Departmentalization
Grouping of jobs together by the market segments
Span of Control
Number of subordinates a manager supervises
Formalization
Effects that formal procedures have on the behavior of employees
Matrix Structure
Employees report to 2 Managers : A Product Manager and A Functional Manager
Mechanistic Organizational Structure
Relies on formal rules to coordinate activities
Organic Organizational Structure
Promotes creativity (Lack of formal rules and reporting relationships)
Bureaucracy
Uses formal rules and policies to organize activities