Organisation Structure An organizational structure defines how job tasks are formally divided‚ grouped‚ and coordinated. (Robbins and Judge 2001). Managers need to address six key elements when they design their organization’s structure: work specialization‚ departmentalization‚ chain of command‚ span of control‚ centralization and decentralization‚ and formalization. Work Specialization Describes the degree to which activities in the organization are subdivided into separate jobs. The essence
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Organizational Structure: A Critical Factor for Organizational Effectiveness and Employee Satisfaction August 2007 Craig W. Fontaine‚ Ph.D. Northeastern University College of Business Administration Based on: C.W. Fontaine‚ How Organizational Structure Impacts Organizations. First Annual Conference on Organizational Effectiveness‚ Chicago‚ IL 2006 © 2007 Northeastern University Executive Summary “Organizational structure is perhaps the least understood and most under-appreciated
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Organizational structure An organizational structure consists of activities such as task allocation‚ coordination and supervision‚ which are directed towards the achievement of organizational aims.[1] It can also be considered as the viewing glass or perspective through which individuals see their organization and its environment. Organizations are a variant of clustered entities. An organization can be structured in many different ways‚ depending on their objectives. The structure of an organization
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Organizational Structure of McDonald’s McDonalds is one of the largest food chain companies in the world and has much strength in its company that allows it to build a functional structure. A McDonald’s resturant is operated by a franchise‚ an afilliate or the corporation itself. McDonald’s has a multi-level organisational structure‚ which is headed by the CEO and the board of directors. The board is made up of 13 members‚ 11 of whom are directors. The CEO leads a group of line of managers
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Question 3 3.1 Highlights two advantages and two disadvantages for each of the following types of organizational structures: 3.1.1. Functional structures According T.N. Chhabra (2003:263)‚ functional structures directs the subordinates throughout the organization in his particular area of business operation. This means that subordinates receive orders and instructions not from one superior but from several functional specialists. In other words‚ the subordinates are accountable to different functional
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Organizational Structure Meaning – Various Structures – Practical Illustration Organizational Structure: It refers to a formal system of tasks and reporting relationships that coordinates and motivates employees to work together to achieve the organizational goals. Formal system of task and reporting relationships showing how workers use resources. It involves the following structures: 1) Functional Structure It refers to the organizational structure composed
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Organisations (Assignment 2) Organisation Structures – Introduction Organisation Structures – Span of Control Functional Areas Finance The finance department is a department within an organisation who deals with the financial side of the business and will therefore have many roles and activities which they would complete on a daily basis in order to ensure that this department is performing to a high standard which will contribute towards the overall success and standard of the business
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Chapter 10 Organisational Structure and Design Robbins‚ Bergman‚ Stagg‚ Coulter: Management 4e © 2006 Pearson Education Australia LO6 Students will evaluate two types of organisational structures and recommend a structure for a given situation Key elements a) Hierarchy and departmentalisation economic growth b) Centralisation versus decentralisation c) Mechanistic versus organic d) Span of control Robbins‚ Bergman‚ Stagg‚ Coulter: Management 4e © 2006 Pearson Education Australia 2 LEARNING
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Culture‚ HRM and ethics. Understanding Organisational Culture Interest in organisational culture began in the early ’80s when management gurus such as Tom Peters began to focus on culture as a differentiator of successful organisations. In the past twenty-odd years interest in culture has increased as case studies have identified a strong link between organisational culture and its performance. Managers in general and HR practitioners in particular‚ must appreciate the extents to which culture
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UNIT 3 Structure ORGANISATION STRUCTURE AND EFFECTIVENESS 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.0 Objectives Introduction Concept of Organisation Structure Components of Organisation Structure Types of Organisation Structure 3.4.1 Functional Structure 3.4.2 3.4.3 Divisional Structure Adaptive Structure 3.5 3.6 Dimensions of Organisation Structure Organisational Design 3.6.1 Classical form of Organisation 3.6.2 3.6.3 Alternate Design Organisational and Mechanistic Design 3.7 3.8 3.9 10.10 Organisational
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