definition presented by Max Weber. In short‚ Weber defined bureaucracy as an organizational system with a clearly defined chain of command‚ where employees set aside their own personal opinions in favor of neutrality and impartialness. Rules are clearly defined and followed‚ to ensure the elimination of nepotism and the employee is required to adhere to the orders of their superiors who in turn have to operate under the structure and rules of the organization (Weber‚ 1946). When looking at how bureaucracy
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The four major types of bureaucratic structures in the executive branch of the federal government are the executive departments‚ independent executive agencies‚ independent regulatory agencies and government corporations. There are “fifteen executive departments‚ which are directly accountable to the president‚ are the major service organizations of the federal government.” (Sidlow‚ 2015‚ p. 288). Executive Departments include the Department of Defense whose main function is national security and
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ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE CHAPTER OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter‚ students should be able to: 1. Identify the six key elements that define an organization’s structure. 2. Describe a simple structure. 3. Explain the characteristics of a bureaucracy. 4. Describe a matrix organization. 5. Explain the characteristics of a “virtual” organization. 6. Summarize why managers want to create boundaryless organizations. 7. List the factors that favor different organization structures. 8. Explain
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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.[2] Many organizations have hierarchical structures‚ but not all. Organizations are a variant of clustered entities. An organization can be structured in many different
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Organizational structures developed from the ancient times of hunters and collectors in tribal organizations through highly royal and clerical power structures to industrial structures and today’s post-industrial structures. [edit] Organizational structure types [edit] Pre-bureaucratic structures Pre-bureaucratic (entrepreneurial) structures lack standardization of tasks. This structure is most common in smaller organizations and is best used to solve simple tasks. The structure is totally centralized
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Organizational structure refers to the way that an organization arranges people and jobs so that its work can be performed and its goals can be met. When a work group is very small and face-to-face communication is frequent‚ formal structure may be unnecessary‚ but in a larger organization decisions have to be made about the delegation of various tasks. Thus‚ procedures are established that assign responsibilities for various functions. It is these decisions that determine
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OrganizationalOrganizational structure is needed in organizations to arrange employees and their jobs in a certain category to help meet business goals and needs. Procedures are established that assign responsibilities for various functions. These decisions help determine organizational structure (Madapusi‚ 2008). Organizational structure allows greater effectiveness in organizations. Different types of organizations such as Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids‚ Atlanta Memorial Hospital‚ Doyenne Constructors‚
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Organizational Structure Organizational structure plays an important role in day-to-day functions of an organization. The delegation of authority‚ work specialization‚ and employee reporting framework are some of the elements that help determine what the organizational structure should be. An efficient structure will facilitate decision making and smooth the span of control or scope managers have over operations. The first and most common structure type that managers would
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Organizational Structures - Mechanistic and Organic Structures Podcast Transcript Speakers: Scott‚ Dine‚ Lock Collins Scott: Hey everybody‚ welcome! We’re going to have a great discussion today about the core components of organizational structures. Namely the mix of centralization and decentralization and how they factor into the two major types of organizations: mechanistic organizations and organic organizations. Diane: Then we’ll talk about two prime examples of each organization to
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND THEIR CULTURE |ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE | Example | Handy’s Culture Type | |1. Functional | ACK | POWER / ROLE CULTURE | |2. Product | UNILEVER | TASK CULTURE | |3. Geographic
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