COMN 4115 Lecture Notes - Organizational Communication
18 Dec 2013
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Divisionalized machine bureaucracy type iii structure (type 2a) Growth in size also means growth in compulsion to control. Risk of loss much higher as you grow: move towards more control of environment. Boundary management control becomes vital: control costs of acquisition of inputs and disposal of outputs. Why simple, stable, but diverse: small number of components, somewhat similar, remain basically the same within each market, variety of markets: based on product type, geography, etc, appropriate structure: High division of labour, formalization, and high centralization. Separate products/area divisions under central administrative headquarters (head office) Run just like a machine bureaucracy but it has a higher strategic apex and support system. Divisions run autonomously (no one tells them what to do for the rest of the year, they run themselves) Standardization of outputs if you run other big companies, the only way to get them to do what you want is to set goals (make 4000 cars within 6 months)
