Project The six key elements of an organization’s structure are as follows: work specialization‚ departmentalization‚ chain of command‚ span of control‚ centralization and decentralization‚ and formalization. (Eleventh Edition Management‚ 2012) Work specialization‚ sometimes called a division of labor‚ refers to the degree to which an organization divides individual tasks into separate jobs. Work specialization‚ allows the manager to take complex tasks and break them down into smaller‚ more precise
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Collectivity Formalization Elaboration o Identify crisis at each stage* Organizational characteristics during life cycle o Pay close attention to structure and goals Bureaucracy o Rules and procedures o Specialization and division of labor o Hierarchy of authority o Technically qualified personnel o Separate position from position holder o Written communications and records Size and structural control o Formalization vs. centralization o Personnel
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Essay Questions 1. In a short essay‚ list and explain the six key elements in designing an organization’s structure. a.Work specialization this concept describes the degree to which tasks in an organization are divided into separate jobs. b.Departmentalization the basis by which jobs are grouped together is called departmentalization. The five common forms of departmentalization include functional‚ product‚ geographical‚ process‚ and customer departmentalization. c.Chain of command this
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organizational design elements.) Have students break into groups and discuss how the advantages and disadvantages of using a network organizational structure from the perspective of: • Work Specialization • Departmentalization • Chain Of Command • Span Of Control • Centralization And Decentralization • Formalization Some groups may be assigned more than one design element. For more information on Pfizer’s new structure‚ go to the web 3. Do you think this arrangement would work for other types
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QUESTION 1 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text A structure characterized by extensive departmentalization‚ high formalization‚ a limited information network and centralization. Select one: a. Organic b. Mechanistic c. None of the above d. Imitative e. Innovative QUESTION 2 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text The following are perspective of leadership except one; Select one: a. None of the above b. Behavior perspective c. Contingency perspective
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Chapter 1 Designing Effective and Efficient Organizations * Organizations at the “macro” level – as social entities and how they relate to their environments * The effects of an organization’s technologies‚ size‚ strategies‚ structure‚ culture‚ environment and processes on its behavior and effectiveness * As well as change‚ life-cycle‚ conflict/power What is an Organization? * organization are social entities that are goal directed‚ designed as deliberately structured and coordinated
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Relationship of Centralization to Other Structural Properties Review By: Group W1 Akash Panda Neha Prakash Riya Thomas Sandipan Dutta Vaibhav Jain The specific topic of the article is to examine two different ways of distribution of power in an organization and computing the relationship between the three main structural properties of the organization which includes formalization‚complexity and centralization. Decision making can be done in two ways: 1) Decision making regarding the
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There is a ton of information on organizational culture and about every detail. The relationship between organizational culture and organizational structure is an important theme. The two can be difficult to clearly distinguish from one another‚ and even more so to clearly define within an institution. Organizational structure works within an organizational culture‚ but it is not completely separate. The two are very much intertwined. Organizational culture is more of a larger picture‚ a more
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evaluated the impact of modern technology on team function in the company. 2.0 The logo of Sri Lankan airline and Mihin Lanka airline. 3.0 Organization Structure. 3.1 Organization Structure of Sri Lankan Airline. 3.1.1 Work specialization. Work specialization is a key element in the organization structure. This is where the organization tasks are subdivided into different jobs. It allows the manager to take major tasks and brake them down into small tasks that a one individual worker can
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organization’s structures. These are work specialization‚ departmentalization‚ chain of command‚ span of control‚ centralization and decentralization‚ and formalization. Ford demonstrated that work can be performed more efficiently if employees are allowed to specialize. Today we use the terms work specialization‚ or division of labor‚ to describe the degree to which activities in the organization are subdivided into separate jobs. The essence of work specialization is that rather than an entire job being
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