GMS 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: British Association For Immediate Care, Organizational Structure, Knowledge Sharing

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Masoomeh Moharrer

Document Summary

Organizing the process of arranging people and other resources to work together to accomplish a goal. The system of tasks, workflows, reporting relationships, and communication channels that link together diverse individuals and groups. Figure 8. 1 organizing viewed in relationship with the other management functions. Formal structure the structure of the organization in its official state. Organization chart describes arrangement of work position within an org. An organization chart identifies the following aspects of formal structure: The division of work - positions and titles show work responsibilities. Supervisory relationships lines show who reports to whom. Communication channels lines show formal comm. flows. Major subunits - positions reporting to common manager shown. Levels of management vertical layers of management shown. A shadow organization made up of the unofficial, but often critical, working relationships between organization members. Social network analysis identifies informal structures and their embedded social relationships that are active in an org.