GMS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Impermanence, Strategic Alliance, Informal Learning

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Deborah De Lange

Document Summary

Organizing is the process of arranging people and other resources to work together to accomplish a goal. It"s the system of tasks, workflows, reporting relationships, and communication channels that link together the work of diverse individuals and groups. An organization chart describes the arrangement of work positions within an organization. A typical organization chart identifies various positions and job titles, as well as lines of authority and communication between them. It shows the formal structure, which is the official structure of the organization. By reading an organization chart, you can learn the basics of an organization"s formal structure, including: It"s 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. Helping people overcome limits of the formal structure. Allowing people to gain access to interpersonal networks that satisfy needs for social interaction.