ACCT 301 Lecture Notes - Sociotechnical System, Be3, Adhocracy
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Describe, recognize and understand the importance of organizational structure. Compare and contrast classical and modern approaches to organizational structure: Able to cope with dynamic environment: machine bureaucracy no speedy reaction to change, professional bureaucracy focus on orgy"s operating core, divisionalised form powerful middle managers. Best used for dynamic environment: missionary organizations. Formed on a basis of a common set of benefits. Valued shared by all workers in the org. The org can only prosper in simple, static environments. Delegation: fayol explains it as the act by which a person or group of persons possessing authority transfers part of that authority to subordinate person or group", delegation is an important aspect of org and effective management. It is rational because its goal is to achieve certain objectives with max efficiency. It is legal because authority is recognized by a system of rules and procedures.
