Organizational Structure

Identifies the hierarchy of the employees within the business

• Organizational Structure
• Functional Organizational Structure
• Matrix Organizational Structure
• Chain of Command

This structure helps identify responsibility and determine who should carry out a job

• Organizational Structure
• Functional Organizational Structure
• Matrix Organizational Structure
• Chain of Command

Workers that share the same skill set and expertise are brought together for a specific function

• Organizational Structure
• Functional Organizational Structure
• Matrix Organizational Structure
• Chain of Command

This structure is common in organizations that have marketing, sales, and production teams

• Organizational Structure
• Functional Organizational Structure
• Matrix Organizational Structure
• Chain of Command

Workers with various skills and expertise are brought together to solve a specific problem or task

• Organizational Structure
• Functional Organizational Structure
• Matrix Organizational Structure
• Chain of Command

This type of group includes many different perspectives that may be called a task force or cross-functional team

• Organizational Structure
• Functional Organizational Structure
• Matrix Organizational Structure
• Chain of Command

the authority structure in a company from the highest to the lowest levels

• Organizational Structure
• Functional Organizational Structure
• Matrix Organizational Structure
• Chain of Command

Also called the line of authority

• Organizational Structure
• Functional Organizational Structure
• Matrix Organizational Structure
• Chain of Command

Used to identify departments, show how business operation tasks are divided, and indicates levels of authority

• Organizational Structure
• Functional Organizational Structure
• Matrix Organizational Structure
• Organizational Chart

authority within a business is given to various managers that run their own departments

• Centralized Organization
• Decentralized Organization
• Departmentalization
• Levels of Management