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A team structure is a design in which an organization is made up oI teams, and each team works towards a common
goal. Since the organization is made up oI groups to perIorm the Iunctions oI the company, teams must perIorm well
because they are held accountable Ior their perIormance. In a team structured organization there is no hierarchy or
chain oI command. ThereIore, teams can work the way they want to, and Iigure out the most eIIective and eIIicient
way to perIorm their tasks. Teams are given the power to be as innovative as they want. Some teams may have a
group leader who is in charge oI the group.

2 Matr|x Structure
A maLrlx sLrucLure ls one LhaL asslgns speclallsLs from dlfferenL funcLlonal deparLmenLs Lo work on one
or more pro[ecLs ln an organlzaLlon Lhere may be dlfferenL pro[ecLs golng on aL once Lach speclflc
pro[ecL ls asslgned a pro[ecL manager and he has Lhe duLy of allocaLlng all Lhe resources needed Lo
accompllsh Lhe pro[ecL ln a maLrlx sLrucLure Lhose resources lnclude Lhe dlfferenL funcLlons of Lhe
company such as operaLlons accounLlng sales markeLlng englneerlng and human resources 8aslcally
Lhe pro[ecL manager has Lo gaLher speclallsLs from each funcLlon ln order Lo work on a pro[ecL and
compleLe lL successfully ln Lhls sLrucLure Lhere are Lwo managers Lhe pro[ecL manager and Lhe
deparLmenL or funcLlonal manager


3 ro[ect Structure
A pro[ecL sLrucLure ls an organlzaLlonal sLrucLure ln whlch employees conLlnuously work on pro[ecLs
1hls ls llke Lhe maLrlx sLrucLure however when Lhe pro[ecL ends Lhe employees don'L go back Lhelr
deparLmenLs 1hey conLlnuously work on pro[ecLs ln a Leam llke sLrucLure Lach Leam has Lhe necessary
employees Lo successfully compleLe Lhe pro[ecL Lach employee brlngs hls or her speclallzed sklll Lo Lhe
Leam Cnce Lhe pro[ecL ls flnlshed Lhen Lhe Leam moves on Lo Lhe nexL pro[ecL
S 8oudary|ess Crgan|zat|on
A boundaryless organlzaLlon ls one ln whlch lLs deslgn ls noL deflned by or llmlLed Lo Lhe horlzonLal
verLlcal or exLernal boundarles lmposed by a predeflned sLrucLure ln oLher words lL ls an unsLrucLured
deslgn 1hls sLrucLure ls much more flexlble because Lhere ls no boundarles Lo deal wlLh such as chaln of
command deparLmenLallzaLlon and organlzaLlonal hlerarchy lnsLead of havlng deparLmenLs
companles have used Lhe Leam approach ln order Lo ellmlnaLe boundarles managers may use vlrLual
modular or neLwork organlzaLlonal sLrucLures ln a vlrLual organlzaLlon work ls ouLsourced when
necessary 1here are a small number of permanenL employees however speclallsLs are hlred when a
slLuaLlon arlses Lxamples of Lhls would be subconLracLors or freelancers A modular organlzaLlon ls one
ln whlch manufacLurlng ls Lhe buslness 1hls Lype of organlzaLlon has work done ouLslde of Lhe company
from dlfferenL suppllers Lach suppller produces a speclflc plece of Lhe flnal producL When all Lhe pleces
are done Lhe organlzaLlon Lhen assembles Lhe flnal producL A neLwork organlzaLlon ls one ln whlch
companles ouLsource Lhelr ma[or buslness funcLlons ln order Lo focus more on whaL Lhey are ln buslness
Lo do
6 Learn|ng Crgan|zat|on
A learnlng organlzaLlon ls deflned as an organlzaLlon LhaL has developed Lhe capaclLy Lo conLlnuously
learn adapL and change ln order Lo have a learnlng organlzaLlon a company musL have very
knowledgeable employees who are able Lo share Lhelr knowledge wlLh oLhers and be able Lo apply lL ln
a work envlronmenL 1he learnlng organlzaLlon musL also have a sLrong organlzaLlonal culLure where all
employees have a common goal and are wllllng Lo work LogeLher Lhrough sharlng knowledge and
lnformaLlon A learnlng organlzaLlon musL have a Leam deslgn and greaL leadershlp Learnlng
organlzaLlons LhaL are lnnovaLlve and knowledgeable creaLe leverage over compeLlLors