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Foundations of org structure - Coggle Diagram
Foundations of org structure
Org structure
How job tasks are formally divided grouped and coordinated
Elements
Centralization
Decentralization
Span of control
Formalization
Chain of command
Unbroken line of authority
Boundary spanning
Departmentalization
Product or service departmentalization
Geography departmentalization
Functional departmentalization
Process departmentalization
Work specialization
New trends in org design
Team structure
Replace department with empowered teams
Circular Structure
Executive at the center
Virtual org
A small, core org that outsources major business functions
Organization design and
employee behavior
Work specialization
Less centralization
=>Higher satisfaction
Common organization Framework
& structures
Bureaucracy
an organizational structure with highly routine operating tasks achieved through specialization, very formalized rules and regulations, tasks that are grouped into funtional departments, centralized authority, narrow spans of control, and decision making that follows the chain of command
Matrix structure
An organizational structure that creates dual lines of authority and combines functional and product departmentalization
Simple structures
An organizational structure characterized by a low degree of departmentalization, wide span of control, authority centralized in a single person, and little formalization
Downsizing
Systematic effort to make an org learner
Strategies
Innovation strategies
A strategy that emphasized the introduction of major new pproducts and services
Cost-minimization strategy
A strategy that emphasizes tight cost controls, avoidance of unnecessary innovation or marketig expenses and price cutting
Imitation strategy
A strategy that seeks to move into a new products or new materials only after their viability has already been proven
Organizational design and employee behavior
Span of control
Predictability vs. autonomy
Centralization
National culture
Model of organizational design
Organic model
A structure that is flat, uses cross-hierarchical and cross-functional teams, has low information network, and relies on participative decision making
Mechanistic model
A structure characterized by extensive departmentalization, high formalization, a limited information network, and centralization