GMS 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Strategic Management, Habitat, Work Unit

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Ado Abdoulkadre

Document Summary

Organizing: arranges people and resources to work toward a goal. Organization structure: a system of tasks, workflows, reporting relationships and communication channels that link together divers individuals and groups. Formal structure: the official structure of the organization. Organization chart: diagram describing reporting relationships and the formal arrangement of work positions within an organization. Division of work: positions and titles show work responsibilities. Supervisory relationships: lines show who reports to whom. Communication channels: lines show formal communication flows. Major subunits: positions reporting to a common manager are shown. Levels of management: vertical layers of management are shown. Informal structure: a shadow" organization made up of the unofficial, but often critical, working relationships between organization members. May work against best interests of work. Divisional structures: groups together people working on the same product, in the same area, with similar customers or on the same processes. Product structure: groups together people and jobs focused on a single product or service.