CH. 13: Organizational Structure Flashcards
defines how job tasks are formally divided, grouped, and coordinated
Organizational structure
Degree to which tasks in the organization are subdivided into separate jobs (division of labour)
Work Specialization
Basis on which jobs are grouped together
Departmentalization
Types of Departmentalization
- Functional
- Product
- Geographic
- Process
- Customer
Continuous line of authority that extends from upper org. lvls to lowest level & clarifies who reports to whom
Chain of Command
who has rights to give orders & expect them to be obeyed
Authority
Assignment of authority to another person to carry out spec. duties, allowing employee to make some of the decisions
Delegation
of subordinates efficiently & effectively managed
Span of Control
Degree to which decision making is concentrated @ a single point in the organization
Centralization
Degree to which decision making is distributed to lower level employees
Decentralization
Degree to which jobs w/in the org. are standardized
Formalization
Strengths & Weaknesses of a Bureaucracy
Strengths: - standardizes activities efficiently
Weaknesses: - subunit conflicts, with obsessive concern w/ following rules
Breaks unity of command principle- 2 bosses
Matrix Organization
Breaking internal boundaries, with use of teams as its central coordination device
Team Structure
Breaking external boundaries, units of diff. firms joining together in motives to pursue common strategic objectices
Virtual Organization
