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Chapter 5
December 8, 2021
Announcements
1.Leadership information session
2.Schedule
• Structure/Human Resources today
• Human Resources on Thursday
• Third short report due in one week
3.Any News?
1.Work Specialization
2.Unity of Command
3.Span of Control
4.Authority and Responsibility
5.Centralization v. Decentralization
6.Departmentalization
Organizational
Size Technology
Structure
Environment
1.Mechanistic Organization
• The bureaucracy: a structure that is high in
specialization, formalization, and centralization
2.Organic Organization
• An adhocracy: a structure that is low in
specialization, formalization, and centralization
3.Structure follows the organization’s chosen
strategy—change strategy, change structure.
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Mechanistic Versus Organic
Organizations