Organizational Structures

Question 1

What does an Organizational structure tell employees?

Answer 1

Tells employees:
What is expected from them (roles and responsibilities)
Who they report to
Who they supervise

Question 2

What is a Tall structure?

Answer 2

Tall Organizational Structures: There are a number of “floors” or “levels” between the employees working on the ground and leaders at the top of the organizations

Question 3

What is a Flat Structure?

Answer 3

Tall Organizational Structures: There are a number of “floors” or “levels” between the employees working on the ground and leaders at the top of the organizations

Question 4

4 Traditional structures

Answer 4

1. Functional
2. Divisional
3. Matrix
4. Hybrid

Question 5

Ways to Motivate Through job design

Answer 5

Decentralization: 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 versus a set office schedule
Enrichment: an approach to job design that is based on the assumption that in order to motivate personnel, the job itself must provide opportunities for achievement, recognition, responsibility, advancement and growth
Job Sharing: two people are hired on a part-time or reduced-time basis to perform a job normally fulfilled by one person working full-time.
Contract Work: employment involves hiring a person for a specific job under particular terms for a fixed period of time