chapter 8 organization structure and design exploring management
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Chapter 8Organization Structure
and Design
EXPLORING MANAGEMENT
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Chapter 8
• What is organizing as a managerial responsibility?
• What are the most common types of organization structures?
• What are the trends in organizational design?
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8.1
Organizing
• Organizing is one of the management functions
• Organization charts describe the formal structures of organizations
• Organizations also operate with informal structures
• Informal structures have good points and bad points
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ORGANIZING
Management Functions
• Organizing– Arranges people and resources to work
toward a goal
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ORGANIZING
Organizational Charts• Structure
– system of tasks, reporting relationships, and communication that links people and positions within an organization.
• Organization Charts – describe the formal structure, how an
organization should ideally work.
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•Positions and titles show work responsibilities.
Division of work
•Lines between positions show who reports to whom in the chain of command.
Supervisory relationships
•The number of persons reporting to a supervisor.
Span of control
•Lines between positions show routes for formal communication flows.
Communication channels
•Which job titles are grouped together in work units, departments, or divisions.
Major subunits
•Staff specialists that support other positions and parts of the organization.
Staff positions
•The number of management layers from top to bottom.
Levels of management
ORGANIZING
Organizational Charts
What You Can Learn from an Organization Chart
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ORGANIZING
Formal Structure
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ORGANIZING
Formal Structure• Division of Labor
– People and groups performing different jobs.
• Formal Structure– The official structure of the organization.
• Informal Structure – The unofficial relationships that develop
among an organization’s members.
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ORGANIZING
Informal Structure• Informal Structure
– Unofficial but important working relationships between members.
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ORGANIZING
Informal Structure• Informal Structures have good and
bad points– Social network analysis identifies
communication relationships– Good points include problem solving,
support, friendship and fill gaps in the formal structure
– Bad points include rumors, inaccurate information and resistance to change
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8.2
Common Types of Structures
• Functional structures group together people using similar skills
• Divisional structures group together people by products, customers or locations
• Matrix structures combine the functional and divisional structures
• Team structures use many permanent and temporary teams
• Network structures extensively use strategic alliances and outsourcing
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COMMON ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
Functional Structures
• Functional Structures group people with similar skills– Departmentalization
• Grouping people and jobs into a work unit
– Functional Structure• Work units have similar skills and tasks such as
finance, marketing, production and human resources.
– Work best in smaller or stable organizations
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COMMON ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
Functional Structures
Potential Advantages of Functional Structures • Economies of scale make efficient use of
human resources. • Functional experts are good at solving
technical problems. • Training within functions promotes skill
development. • Career paths are available within each
function.
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COMMON ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
Functional Structures
Common functional structure
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COMMON ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
Functional Structures
Functional Chimneys or Silos• Communication and performance
decrease across functions
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COMMON ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
Divisional Structures
• Divisional structures group together people who work on a similar product, work in the same geographical region, or serve the same customers
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COMMON ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
Divisional Structures
Common divisional structures
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COMMON ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
Divisional Structures
Potential Advantages of Divisional Structures • Expertise focused on special products,
customers, regions • Better coordination across functions within
divisions • Better accountability for product or service
delivery • Easier to grow or shrink in size as conditions
change
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COMMON ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
Matrix Structures
Matrix Structures combine functional and divisional structures• uses permanent cross functional teams to try
to gain the advantages of both the functional and divisional approaches
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COMMON ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
Matrix Structures
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COMMON ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
Matrix Structures Potential advantages of Matrix structures• Performance accountability rests with
program, product, or project managers. • Better communication exists across
functions.• Teams solve problems at their levels.• Top managers spend more time on strategy.
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COMMON ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
Team Structures
Team Structures• Make use of permanent and temporary cross
functional teams• Improved problem solving and project
management
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COMMON ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
Team Structures
Team structure example
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COMMON ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
Team Structures
Possible advantages of Team structures• Team assignments improve communication,
cooperation, and decision-making. • Team members get to know each other as
persons, not just job titles. • Team memberships boost morale, and
increase enthusiasm and task involvement.
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COMMON ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
Network Structures
Network structures• Consist of a central core with networks of
relationships with contractors• Contractors and network partners supply
essential services
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COMMON ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
Network Structures
Network structure example
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COMMON ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
Network Structures
Possible advantages of Network structures
• Lower costs due to fewer full-time employees.
• Better access to expertise through specialized alliance partners and contractors.
• Easy to grow or shrink with market conditions.
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COMMON ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
Network Structures
Virtual Organizations• Network that depends on information
technology to link alliances and essential services
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8.3
Organizational Design Trends• Organizations are becoming flatter, with
fewer levels of management• Organizations are increasing decentralization• Organizations are increasing delegation and
empowerment• Organizations are becoming more horizontal
and adaptive• Organizations are using more alternative
work schedules
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ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN TRENDS
Organizational Design
Organizational Design• Aligns structure to best accomplish
mission and respond to external environment
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ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN TRENDS
Organizational Design
Span of control• How many people report to a manager
– Narrow• manger supervises few people
– Wide• manger supervises larger number of people• flatter organizations have wide span of control
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ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN TRENDS
Organizational Design
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ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN TRENDS
Decentralized Decision-making
Centralization• Top management keeps strong decision-
making control
Decentralization• Decision-making is distributed throughout
the organization
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ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN TRENDS
Increased Delegation
Delegation• Giving others the right to make decisions and
take action• Steps
1. Assign responsibility—explain task and expectations to others.
2. Grant authority—allow others to act as needed to complete task.
3. Create accountability—require others to report back, complete task.
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Empowerment
Empowerment • Gives people freedom to do their jobs as they
think best.• When delegation is done well it leads to
empowerment.
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ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN TRENDS
Horizontal and Adaptive Organizations
Bureaucracy• Formal authority
– Rules– Order– Fairness
• Mechanistic Designs– Bureaucratic– Centralized– Vertical structure
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ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN TRENDS
Horizontal and Adaptive Organizations
• Organic Designs– Adaptable– Decentralized– Horizontal Structure
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ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN TRENDS
Horizontal and Adaptive Organizations
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ORGNIZATIONAL DESIGN TRENDS
Alternative Work Schedules
Alternative schedules increase flexibility and increase satisfaction for employers and employees• Compressed workweek• Flextime• Job sharing• Telecommuting