Organizational Structure

What do you call a system that outlines how certain activities are directed in order to achieve the goals of an organization?

• Institutional Structure

• Organizational Structure

• Educational Organization

• Institutional Organization

This is the dimension of organizational structure that create roles for individuals that enable them to specialize in performing a limited number of tasks.

• Work Specialization

• Departmentalization

• Span of Control

• Centralization

This means bringing together of individuals into groups so that common or related tasks can be coordinated.

• Work Specialization

• Departmentalization

• Span of Control

• Centralization

This is the reporting trail that exists between the upper and lower levels of an organization.

• Decentralization

• Chain of Command

• Span of Control

• Formalization

This refers to the number of staff which any manager can directly supervise without becoming inefficient or ineffective.

• Decentralization

• Chain of Command

• Span of Control

• Span of Control

This refers to the degree to which decision-making is located at the top of an organization.

• Work Specialization

• Departmentalization

• Span of Control

• Centralization

This refers to the extent jobs are standardized and the degree to which employee behavior is guided by rules and procedures.

• Work Specialization

• Departmentalization

• Span of Control

• Formalization

This structural model has a low degree of departmentalization and formalization, wide spans of control and would most likely have decisions centralized to few people.

• Simple Structure

• Matrix Structure

• Team Structure

• Bureaucratic Structure

This structure attempts to standardize the operation of an organization in order to maximize coordination and control of staff and activities.

• Simple Structure

• Matrix Structure

• Team Structure

• Bureaucratic Structure

This reflects the organization of groups of people into departments according to functions and products.

• Simple Structure

• Matrix Structure

• Team Structure

• Bureaucratic Structure