ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Flashcards

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refers to how individual and team work within an organization are coordinated

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Organizational structure

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To achieve organizational goals and objectives, individual work needs to be coordinated and managed.

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Organizational structure

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Four elements as the building blocks, or elements, making up a company’s structure.

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  • centralization
  • formalization
  • hierarchical levels
  • departmentalization
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the degree to which decision-making authority is concentrated at higher levels in an organization.

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centralization

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the extent to which an organization’s policies, procedures, job descriptions, and rules are written and explicitly articulatedv

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formalization

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Formalized structures are those in which there are many written rules and regulations

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formalization

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7
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type of hierarchical levels

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tall structure

flat structure

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8
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have several layers of management between frontline employees and the top level

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tall structure

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consist of only a few layers

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flat structure

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10
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the number of employees reporting to each manager tends to be smaller, resulting in greater opportunities for managers to supervise and monitor employee activities

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tall structure

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11
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involve a larger number of employees reporting to each manager

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flat structure

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12
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employee in the marketing department may serve as an event planner, planning promotional events for all the products of the company

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functional structure

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there would be organization under the company and we will know who will be responsible for which would be handling the affairs

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  1. Departmentalization
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