Organizational Structure

Question 1

What is the reason that businesses need a organized structure of authority?

Answer 1

Its tells employees what their role is and the responsibilities that come with it, it also tells the employee who their superiors and subordinates are.

Question 2

What are the two categories of organizational structure?

Answer 2

There are tall organizational structures and flat organizational structures

Question 3

What are the aspects of a tall organizational structure?

Answer 3

In a tall organizational structure, there are many levels of authority and employees in the business

Question 4

What are the aspects of a flat organizational structure?

Answer 4

In a tall organizational structure, there are only a few levels of authority and employees in the business

Question 5

What are the types of organizational structures?

Answer 5

The types are functional, divisional, matrix, and hybrid.

Question 6

Explain each type of organizational structure

Answer 6

Functional: it divides the company to different departments based on specialty
EX. Sales department, Marketing department, etc

Divisional: the company is broken down into smaller sections based on different projects/products
EX. Gap company > Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic

Matrix: employees have multiple bosses and reporting lines
EX. They have a department boss for work and a corporate boss for salary, discipline, promotions, etc

Hybrid: the power is spread across multiple positions and people
EX. It opens up lines of communication, and allows collaboration

Question 7

What are the five ways to motivate employees through job design?

Answer 7

They are decentralization, alternative work structure, enrichment, job sharing, and contract work

Question 8

Explain the five ways to motivate employees

Answer 8

Decentralization: is when daily operations and decision making responsibilities are decided by lower management or lower level employees

Alternative Work Structure: gives employees the freedom and flexibility to handle their work on their own time compared to a set office schedule

Enrichment: is an approach to job design that is based on motivating personnel by having the the job itself provide opportunities for achievement, recognition, responsibility, advancement and growth

Job Sharing: is when two people are hired on a part-time to perform a job normally fulfilled by one person working full-time.

Contract Work: is employment that involves hiring a person for a specific job under particular terms for a fixed period of time