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Week 4: Structure (Organisational forms (See book) (Matrix (Lawrence and…
Week 4: Structure
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Types
different departments, each concerned with a particular area of activity.
hierarchical structure, with several layers of responsibility, where members of the organisation do similar things at each level
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In other business organisations, structure is influenced by physical aspects, such as geographical locations or divisions.
The Three C'S
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can help us to define organisational structure as the way of structuring relationships between individuals and groups within an organisation to enhance communication, coordination and control in order to achieve shared objectives.
What does it mean?
How an organisation structures itself very often relates to how it chooses to organise its assets and people to respond effectively to the challenges of its external environment.
imagine it as a framework designed to allow members of a business organisation to work effectively with each other and to coordinate their activities.
E. Beinhocker whose study of organisations looked at how businesses that have adapted their structures to meet competitive forces are seen as being "adaptive" albeit having "complex but adaptive systems" (E.Beinhocker 2006).