Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Organizational Structure and Design (Key elements of organizational design…
Organizational Structure and Design
Key elements of organizational design
Authority and responsibility
Authority
Line authority
Staff authority
Responsibility
Unity of command
Structure in which each employee reports to only one manager
Span of control
the number of employees a manager can effiiciently and effectively supervise
Departementalization
Product departementalization
Functional departementalization
Customer departementalization
Geographic departementalization
Process departementalization
Cross-functional teams (today's view)
Centralization and decentralization
Centralization
decision making takes place at upper levels of organization
Decentralization
lower-level managers provide input or actually make decisions
Formalization
how standardized an organization's jobs are and the extent to which employee behaviour is guided by rules and procedures
Work specialization
dividing work activities into seperate job tasks (division of labor)
Contingency variables
Size
Technology
Strategy
Environment
Organizational designs
Traditional
Functional structure
groups similar or related occupational specialties together
Divisional structure
made up of separate business units or divisions
Simple structure
Wide span of control
Authority centralized in a single person
Low departementalization
Little formalization
Contemporary
Team structure
entire organization is made up of work teams
Matrix-project structure
Boundaryless organization
Learning structure
employees continually acquire and share new knowledge and apply that knowledge
Learning organization
Information sharing
Timely
Accurate
Open
Leadership
Shared vision
Collaboration
Organizational design
Empowerment
Teams
Boundaryless
Organizational culture
Sense of community
Caring
Strong mutual relationships
Trust
Efficient and effective flexible work arragements
Job sharing
Contingent workers
Flextime
Compressed workweek
Telecommuting