ADM3713 Lecture 2: Test#2_outline
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Topics to be covered (please note that additional materials outside the text may be added. This information will be shared in class and via email): Organizational structure designates formal reporting relationships, including the number of levels in the hierarchy and the span of control of managers and supervisors. Organizational structure identifies the grouping together of individuals into departments and of departments into the total organization. Organizational structure includes the design of systems to ensure effective communication, coordination, and integration. Vertical linkages are used to coordinate activities between the top and bottom (chain of command) of an organization and are designed primarily for control of the organization. Vertical information systems include the periodic reports, written information, and computer-based communications distributed to managers. makes communication up and down the hierarchy more efficient. Horizontal information linkages to the amount of communication and coordination horizontally across organizational departments.
