MGHB02H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Absenteeism
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Organizational structure the manner in which an organization divides its labor in to specific tasks and achieves coordination among these tasks. A flatter hierarchy pushes authority lower and involves people further down the hierarchy in more decisions: communication as labor timely communication and coordination can become harder to achieve. As the number of levels in the hierarchy increases, filtering is more likely to occur. is progressively divided vertically, Horizontal division of labor groups the basic tasks that must be performed into jobs and then into departments so that the organization can achieve its goals. Required workflow is the main basis for this division: job design horizontal division of labor is closely tied to consideration of job design. Department where all workers do abc work enriched jobs with reduced supervision and allows for self-managed teams but needs highly trained workers; horizontal division strongly affects job design.
