Week 15 BUSINESS ANALYSIS II Flashcards
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An ____________________ defines how activities such as task allocation, coordination and supervision are directed toward the achievement of organizational aims.
organizational structure
can be structured in many dif erent ways, depending on its objectives. The structureofanorganization will determine the modes in which it operates and performs.
organization
TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Pre-bureaucratic
Bureaucratic structures
Post Bureaucratic structures
Functional structure
Divisional structure
Matrix structure
Circular structure
Network structure
(entrepreneurial) structures lack standardization of tasks.
Pre-bureaucratic
This structure is most commonin smaller organizations and is best used to solve simple tasks. The structure is totally centralized.
Pre-bureaucratic
The strategicleadermakes all key decisions and most communication is done by one on one conversations.
Pre-bureaucratic
It is particularly useful for new(entrepreneurial) business as it enables the founder to control growth and development.
Pre-bureaucratic
have a certain degree of standardization.
Bureaucratic structures
They are better suited for more complex or larger scale organizations, usually adopting a tall structure.
Bureaucratic structures
__________________ have many levels of management ranging from senior executives to regional managers, all the way to department store managers.
Bureaucratic structures
Since there are many levels, decision- making authority has to pass through more layers than flatter organizations.
Bureaucratic structures
The Weberian characteristics of bureaucracy are:
- Clear defined roles and responsibilities
- A hierarchical structure
- Respect for merit
The _______________________, in which decisions are based on dialogue and consensus rather than authority and command, the organization is a network rather than a hierarchy, open at the boundaries; there is an emphasis on meta-decision-making rules rather than decision-making rules.
post-bureaucratic organization
A _____________ organizational structure is a structure that consists of activities such as coordination, supervision and task allocation.
Functional structure
The organizational structure determines how the organization performs or operates.
Functional structure
The term organizational structure refers to how the people in an organization are grouped and to whom they report.
Functional structure
One traditional way of organizing people is by function. Some common functions within an organization include production, marketing, human resources, and accounting.
Functional structure
The _________ structure or product structure consists of self-contained divisions.
divisional/ Divisional structure
A _______ is a collection of functions which produce a product. It also utilizes a plan to compete and operate as a separate business or profit centre.
Examples of _________ include regional (a U.S Division and an EU division), consumer type (a division for companies and one for households), and product type (a division for trucks, another for SUVS, and another forcars).
Divisional structure
may also have their own departments such as marketing, sales, and engineering.
Divisional structure
The _________________ groups employees by both function and product simultaneously.
A matrix organization frequently uses teams of employees to accomplish work, in order to take advantage of the strengths, as well as makeup for the weaknesses, of functional and decentralized forms. An example would be a company that produces two products, “product a” and “product b”.
Using the matrix structure, this company would organize functions withinthecompany as follows:
“product a” sales department, “product a” customer service department, “product a” accounting,”product b” sales department, “product b” customer service department, “product b” accounting department.
Matrix structure
The _____________ still relies on hierarchy, with higher-level employees occupying the inner ring soft he circle and lower-level employees occupying the outer rings.
Circular structure
That being said, the leaders or executives in a circular organization aren’t seen as sitting a top the organization, sending directives down the chain of command.
Circular structure
Instead, they’re at the centre of the organization, spreading their vision outward.
Circular structure
