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Organizational Structure

The specification of the jobs to be done within an organization and the ways in which those jobs relate to one another.

Organizational Charts

1) specializes people into tasks
2) simplifies tasks
3) Groups people
4) Provide channels of communication and correlation

Four Different Things to Organize

Human, Physical, Information, Financial

Definition of Mission:

Describes specific manner company should operate employees

Definition of strategy

determines hierarchy or shape

definition of size

determines what organizational chart looks like

definition of external environment

match competitors and customers

Building Blocks of Organizational Structure

Specialization, Departmentalization, Establishment of a decision-making hierarchy

Specialization

Division of work: job specialization

Establishment of a decision-making hierarchy

Distributing authority:
-Centralization: upper management retains authority
-Decentralization: lower-level managers make decisions
-Tall vs. Flat Organizations and Span of Control

departmentalization

Once jobs have been specialized, they need to be grouped into logical units.

areas of departmentalization

-Product departmentalization
-Process departmentalization
-Functional departmentalization
-Customer departmentalization
-Geographic departmentalization
-Multi forms (combinations) of departmentalization

Centralized Organization

Top managers hold most decision-making authority

Decentralized Organization

Lower-level managers hold significant decision-making authority

Flat Organizational Structure

-Common in decentralized organizations
-Fewer layers of management
-Rapid communication
-Wide spans of control

Tall Organizational Structure

-Common in centralized organizations
-Multiple layers of management
-Slower communication
-Narrower spans of control

Forms of Authority

-Line Authority: The type of operational authority that flows up and down the chain of command
-Staff Authority: Authority based on special expertise and usually involves counseling and advising line managers
-Committee and Team Authority: Authority granted to committees or work teams that play central roles in the firm's daily operations

Delegation

Assignment of responsibility
Granting of authority
Creation of accountability

Functional Structure

-Form of business organization in which authority is determined by the relationships between group functions and activities
-Used by most small- to medium-sized firms structured around basic business functions (marketing, operations, finance)

Advantages of Functional Structure

Specialization and smoother internal coordination

Disadvantages of Functional Structure

Centralization, poor cross-functional coordination, and lack of accountability

Divisional Structure

-Based on departmentalization by product, with each division managed as a separate enterprise
-Organizations using this approach are typically structured around several divisions—departments that resemble separate businesses in that they produce and market their own products

Advantages of Divisional Structure

Increased product-focus and internal coordination

Disadvantages of Divisional Structure

Duplication of efforts and competition between divisions

Matrix Structure

Organized along two dimensions, instead of just one, by combining, for example, functional and divisional structures

Advantages of Matrix Structure

Highly flexible, focused on a single problem, access to resources and expertise

Disadvantages of Matrix Structure

Loss of command and control, lack of accountability, impermanent existence

International Structures

-Developed in response to the need to manufacture, purchase, and sell in global markets
-Department, division, or geographic

Global Structure

Acquiring resources (including capital), producing goods and services, engaging in research and development, and selling products in whatever local market is appropriate, without any consideration of national boundaries

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What is the relationship between organizational structure and organization charts?

An organizational structure is a plan that defines the roles, links, and flow of information within an organization. On the other hand, an organizational chart visualizes this structure.

What is the relationship between organizational functions and organizational structure?

Your business's functions are the things it does – production, sales, marketing, research and billing, for example. The organizational structure defines the relationship and interactions between the parts of your business, and identifies how the chain of command runs through the different levels.

Is organizational chart and structure the same?

Organizational structure is designed around the functions a business performs (e.g., sales, marketing, finance, engineering, etc.). An org chart is built around people and titles. Organizational structure defines the purpose, accountabilities, and key performance indicators (KPIs) for each business function and role.

What is an organizational chart how does the organizational chart relate to the structural dimensions?

What Is an Organizational Chart? An organizational chart is a diagram that visually conveys a company's internal structure by detailing the roles, responsibilities, and relationships between individuals within an entity. It is one way to visualize a bureaucracy.