Chapter 15: Terminology Flashcards
A traditional organizational structure typified by a well defined authority hierarchy and strict rules governing work behavior.
Bureaucracy
The degree to which decision making power rests at the upper levels of the organizational hierarchy
Centralization
The number of authority levels in an organization
Chain of Command
The process of taking the decision-maing authority away form the top levels of the organization and distributing it to lower levels.
Decentralization
The complexity of an organizations structure that is based on the number of units, the orientations of managers and the goals and interests of members.
Differentiation
An organizational structure that divides the organization according to types of products or customers.
Divisional Structure
An organizational structure that divides the organization into departments based on the functions or tasks they perform. Integration the amount and quality of collaboration among the divisions of an organization.
Functional Structure
The amount and quality of collaboration among the divisions of an organization.
Integration
Employees in an organization who are engaged directly in tasks that accomplish its goals.
Line
A traditional organizational structure composed of one group of employees who achieve the goals of the organization (the line), and another group who support the line (staff).
Linestaff Organizational Structure
An organizational design that blends functional and product structures.
Matrix Organization
Refers to the arrangement of positions in an organization and the authority and responsibility relationships among them.
Organizational Structure
A nontraditional organization of workers who are assembled temporarily to complete a specific job or project.
Project Task Force
The number of workers who must report to a single supervisor.
Span of Control
A nontraditional organizational structure consisting of a team of members organized around a particular project or product.
Team Organization
