Mintzberg's Organisational Form Flashcards
1
Q
What is the strategic apex most important in?
A
Simple or Entrepreneurial Organisation
2
Q
What are support staff most important in?
A
Adhocracy
e.g. Film production
consultancy
form teams
3
Q
What is the middle line most important in?
A
Divisional organisations
4
Q
What is the operating core most important in?
A
Professional bureaucracy
e.g. univerisity
law firms
hospitals
5
Q
What is the technostructure most important in?
A
Machine bureaucracy
6
Q
What is the strategic apex?
A
- Source of directions of the organisation
- They seek to control
- E.g. Board of directors
7
Q
What is support staff?
A
- Support the operating core
- Seek for their expertise to be recognised as vital
- E.g. Finance, admin
8
Q
What is technostructure?
A
- Advise the operating control
- Seek to standardise through procedures and checking
- E.g. Quality control, compliance
9
Q
What is the middle line?
A
- Middle managers that convert direction into tasks and procedures
- Seek autonomy
10
Q
What is the operating core?
A
- Provide the outputs of the organisation
- Seek autonomy and mutual working
