Lesson 17 - ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGNS Flashcards
Mechanistic and Organic Design
Mechanistic design
primarily hierarchical in nature, interactions and communications are mostly vertical, instructions come from the boss, knowledge is concentrated at the top, continued membership requires loyalty and obedience
* ideal for “slow technology
Mechanistic and Organic Design
Organic design
resembles a network that are more lateral, knowledge resides wherever it is most useful to the organization, and membership requires a commitments to tasks of the organization.
- it is faster in reacting to changes
“high technological changes”
Sociotechnical System Designs
views organization as an open system structured to integrate two important organizational subsystems
* developed by Tavistock Institute of England
Technical Task subsystem
the means by which inputs are transformed into outputs
Social Subsystem
includes the interpersonal relationships that develop among people in the organization.
Mintzberg’s Designs
designed by Henry Mintzberg
* coordinate activities in the organization
Mintzberg’s Designs
Simple structure
relatively small, young organizations in a simple and dynamic environment
Machine Bureaucracy
typical of large and well-established companies in a simple and stable environment
* decision making is concentrated to the top
Professional Bureaucracy
found in a complex and stable environment
* decentratized
Divisionalized form
old, very large firm operating in a simple and stable environment with several diverse markets
* split between headquarters
Adhocracy
found in young organizations engaged in highly technical fields
* Decisions: spread throught organization
* Power: given to experts
Matrix Organizational Design
attempts to combine two different designs to gain the benefits of each
* when there is pressure
