Fundamentals of Planning

Organizing as a management function. Organizing- arranges people and resources to work toward a goal
1. Organisational structure is the system of tasks, reporting relationships & communication linkages
  1. Organisational chart
    1. Formal structure
  2. Informal structure
    1. Social network analysis
    2. shadow organisation
Traditional organisational structure. DEPARTMENTALIZATION: is the process of grouping people and jobs into work units
1. FUNTIONAL STRUCTURES
  1. ADV:1) Economies of scale with efficient use of resources, 2) task assignments consistent with expertise and training 3) high quality technical problem solving 4) In depth training & skill development with functions 5) clear career paths within functions
  2. DIS- functional chimney problems
2. DIVISIONAL STRUCTURES
  1. Product structure
  2. Geographical structure
  3. Customer structure
  4. Process structure
  5. ADV: 1) more flexibility in responding to environmental changes 2)improved coordination across functional departments 3)clear points of responsibility for product /service industry 4)expertise focused on specific customers, product & regions 5) greater ease in changing size by adding/ deleting divisions
  6. reduce economies of scale and increase costs via duplication of resources and efforts across divisions. 2) create unhealthy rivals as division compete for resources & top management attention and as they emphasize division needs over the goals of the organization as a whole
3. MATRIX STRUCTURES
  1. Adv
  2. Disav
Horizontal organization structures
1. team structures
  1. adv & disad
2. network structuresw
  1. strategic alliance
  2. Adv & disadv
3. boundaryless structures
  1. virtual organisation

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