BUS 381 Chapter 3: Textbook Ch3 Review notes
16 May 2011
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The relationships between people and tasks must be structured in a way that leads the organization to achieve its goals in an effective manner. Organizational structure refers to the formal relationships among jobs in an organization. A chart shows the chain of command and shows who is accountable to whom, but does not show communication pattern, degrees of supervision, actual supervision, amount of power & authority, or specific duties/ responsibilities. Designing an organization involves choosing a structure that is appropriate given the company"s. There are three types of organizational structure: bureaucratic, flat, and. Many levels of hierarchical communication and career path. Highly specialized jobs, with narrowly defined job description. Allow forming group by different functional small groups to work on a project. Job design: the process of systematically organizing work into tasks that are required to perform a specific job. Job: a group of related activities and duties. The duties should be clear, and distinct from other jobs.
