GMS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Organizational Chart, Informal Learning, Outsourcing

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Kenneth Kalu

Document Summary

Organizing is the process of arranging people and other resources to work together to accomplish a goal. Organization structure - the system of tasks, workflows, reporting relationships, and communication channels that link together different individuals and groups. The organization structure should be compatible with the specific environment of the firm. Formal structure - the structure of the organization in its official state. An organization chart is a diagram describing reporting relationships and the formal arrangement of work positions within an organization. An organizational chart identifies the following aspects of the formal structure: Informal structure is like a shadow structure made up of unofficial, but often critical, working relationships between organizational members. Social network analysis identifies the informal structures and their embedded social relationships that are active in an organization. It helps organization members to accomplish their work. It can help people to overcome some of the rigidities of a formal structure.