SPH-T 333 Lecture 6: 6
5 Methods of coordination
• Direct supervision – one individual in the organization gives the orders to everyone
• Standardization of work – work that is to be carried out is determined by someone else. Jacket
manufacturer makes the jackets but the jacket designers are the ones who give them what to
make
• Standardization of outputs – results of the work are specified but not told how to get there.
CEO tells managers to get sales up 10 percent and leaves it up to the managers to figure out
how.
• Standardization of skills – skills are standardized through programs designed to ensure the
coordination and control of the works process. When an injured athlete enters a clinic the
doctor has been trained to deal with the situation and assess the injury and the treatment
required
• Mutual adjustment – the coordination of work is achieved through informal communication. A
group of sport management professors who plan a training workshop for local entrepreneurs in
the sport industry to help them succeed in the sports industry
Organization designs as ideal types – these 5 design types are also all ideal types. Most organizations
are in transition phases between designs and might not ever be only one type
Hybrid structure – design that exhibits more than one type of design
Organizational size – can be determined by: total assets, return on investment, market share, number
of employees, etc. most appropriate way to determine size is: physical capacity, personnel availability,
volume of input or output, and resources
Typology – classification based on category or type. Example putting NFL teams in order by location or
color or something that is already determined prior
Taxonomy – doing research and determining how to categorize something. If you gather this data and
analyze it to determine the structure and strategies that indicate the clusters of the organizations, you
would be completing a taxonomy.
Methods of coordination
• Direct supervision – one individual gives orders to others
• Standardization of work processes – work is determined by someone else (standardized what
job someone does)
• Standardization of outputs – type of product that needs to made is specified
• Standardization of skills – program design and coordination for the specific skills someone has
• Mutual adjustments – coordinating through informal communication
Parts of the organization as outlined by Mintzberg
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Document Summary
5 methods of coordination: direct supervision one individual in the organization gives the orders to everyone, standardization of work work that is to be carried out is determined by someone else. Jacket manufacturer makes the jackets but the jacket designers are the ones who give them what to make: standardization of outputs results of the work are specified but not told how to get there. When an injured athlete enters a clinic the doctor has been trained to deal with the situation and assess the injury and the treatment required: mutual adjustment the coordination of work is achieved through informal communication. A group of sport management professors who plan a training workshop for local entrepreneurs in the sport industry to help them succeed in the sports industry. Organization designs as ideal types these 5 design types are also all ideal types. Most organizations are in transition phases between designs and might not ever be only one type.
