Organizational Structure: Questions and Exercises
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these applications are useful in reducing physiological arousal, sleep disturbances, and self-reported tension and anxiety.
E. Work-Life Balance Programs
An increasing number of organizations are providing work-life balance programs and employees are beginning to demand them. These are programs that are designed to help employees’ lead more productive and balanced lives and can include mental and physical fitness programs, coffee bars, and cafeteria health food. Work-life programs are believed to result in lower-health care costs in part due to stress reduction.
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Chapter 14: Organizational Structure
Chapter Summary
Questions and Exercises prepared by Alan Saks.
I. What Is Organizational Structure?
Organizational structure is the manner in which an organization divides its labour into specific tasks and achieves coordination among these
tasks. It broadly refers to how the organization’s individuals and groups are put together or organized to accomplish work. Organizational structure intervenes between goals and organizational accomplishments and thus influences organizational effectiveness. Structure affects how effectively and efficiently group effort is coordinated. To achieve its goals, an organization has to divide labour among its members and then coordinate what has been divided.
II. The Division and Coordination of Labour
Labour has to be divided because individuals have physical and intellectual limitations. There are two basic dimensions to the division of labour, a
vertical dimension and a horizontal dimension. Once labour is divided, it must be coordinated to achieve organizational effectiveness.
A. Vertical Division of Labour
The vertical division of
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Download this Document for Free training in time management; and training to think more positively and realistically about sources of job stress. Tentative evidence suggests that
these applications are useful in reducing physiological arousal, sleep disturbances, and self-reported tension and anxiety.
E. Work-Life Balance Programs
An increasing number of organizations are providing work-life balance programs and employees are beginning to demand them. These are programs that are designed to help employees’ lead more productive and balanced lives and can include mental and physical fitness programs, coffee bars, and cafeteria health food. Work-life programs are believed to result in lower-health care costs in part due to stress reduction.
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Chapter 14: Organizational Structure
Chapter Summary
Questions and Exercises prepared by Alan Saks.
I. What Is Organizational Structure?
Organizational structure is the manner in which an organization divides its labour into specific tasks and achieves coordination among these
tasks. It broadly refers to how the organization’s individuals and groups are put together or organized to accomplish work. Organizational structure intervenes between goals and organizational accomplishments and thus influences organizational effectiveness. Structure affects how effectively and efficiently group effort is coordinated. To achieve its goals, an organization has to divide labour among its members and then coordinate what has been divided.
II. The Division and Coordination of Labour
Labour has to be divided because individuals have physical and intellectual limitations. There are two basic dimensions to the division of labour, a
vertical dimension and a horizontal dimension. Once labour is divided, it must be coordinated to achieve organizational effectiveness.
A. Vertical Division of Labour
The vertical division of