GMS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Informal Learning, Strategic Management
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What is organization structure: organization structure is a system of tasks, reporting relationships, and communication linkages. Formal structures: organization chart describes the arrangement of work positions within an organization, formal structure is the official structure of the organization, by reading organization chart, you can learn the basics of an organization"s formal structure, including: Division of work: positions and titles show work responsibilities. Supervisory relationship: lines show who reports to whom. Communication channels: lines show formal communication flows. Major subunits: positions reporting to a common manager are shown. Levels of management: vertical layers of management are shown. Information structures: informal structure is the set of unofficial relationships among an organization"s members, social network analysis identifies the informal structures and their embedded social relationships that are active in an organization. Be sure you can: define organizing as a management function. Organizing is the process of: explain the difference between formal and informal structures.