ch 11 Flashcards
organizing
arranging and structuring work to accomplish and orgs goals
org structure
how jobs taks are formally divided, grouped and coordinated
organizational design
work specialization
departmentalization
chain of command
span of control
centralization/decentraluzation
formalization
span of control
the number of employees who can be effectively and efficiently supervised by a manager
width of span
skills and abilities of the manager and the employees
characteristics of the work being done
similarity of tasks
complexity of tasks
width of span is affected by
physical proximity of subordinates
standardization of tasks
sophistication of organizations information system
strength of org culture
preffered style of the manager
centralization
orgs in which top managers make all decisions
decentralization
degree to which lower level employees provide inout ir actually make decisions
mechanistic org
high specialization
chain of command
central
narrow span of control
organic
cross func teams
wide span of control
low formalization
what factors structural choice
strategy
size
tech
degree of envrio uncertainty
simple struc
low departmentalization
wide spans of control
authority one persons
little formalization
functional struc
groups similar or related occupational specialities together
divisional structure
separate business units
contemp organizational designs
team struc
matrix
boundaryless
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