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Organizing, Types of Departmentalization - Coggle Diagram
Organizing
Mechanistic vs Organic Organizations
Fer Rules
Informal Communication
Adaptable Duties
Decentralized Decision Authority
Collaboration
Flatter Structures
Many Rules
Formalized Communication Channels
Fixed Duties
Centralized Decision Authority
Rigid Hierarchical Relationship
Taller Structures
Elements
Authiority & Responsibility
Span of control
Departmentalization
Work Specialization
Centralization versus decentralization
Formalization
Flexible Work Arrangements
Compressed Workweek
Flextime
Telecommuting
Job Sharing
Remote Work
Contigent Workers
Current Organizational Design Challenges
Building a Learning Organization
Designing Flexible Work Arrangement
Managing Global Structural issues
Keeping Employees Connected
Definition
Organization design - When managers develop or change
the organization’s structure
Organizing - The function of management that creates
the organization’s structure
Work specialization -Dividing work activities into separate job tasks;
also called division of labor
Types of Authority Relationships
Staff Authority - Authority that entitles a manager to direct the work
of an employee
Unity of Command - Structure in which each employee reports to only
one manager
Line Authority - Authority that entitles a manager to direct the work
of an employee
Size and Structure
Organic
Fewer than 2000 employees can be organic
Mechanistic
More than 2000 employees become more mechanistic
Types of Departmentalization
Funtional
Groups employees based on work performed (e.g., engineering,
accounting, information systems, human resources)
Product
Groups employees based on major product areas in the corporation
(e.g., women’s footwear, men’s footwear, and apparel and accessories)
Customer
Groups employees based on customers’ problems and needs
(e.g., wholesale, retail, government)
Geographic
Groups employees based on location served (e.g., North, South,
Midwest, East)
Process
Groups employees based on basis of work customer flow (eg; testing, payment)