GMS 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Knowledge Sharing, Impermanence, Strategic Management

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Omid Jahidi

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Gms200 chapter 8 organization structures and design. 1) formal structures: organization chart = reporting relationships and the formal arrangement of work positions within an organization, formal structure = official structure of the organization (how the. By reading an organization chart, you can learn the basics of an organization is intended to function). organization"s formal structure, including: 2) informal structures: informal structure = (cid:498)shadow(cid:499) organization made up of the unofficial, but often critical, working relationships between organizational members. If the informal structure could be drawn, it would show who talks to, and interacts regularly with whom, regardless of their formal titles and relationships. Divert work effort from important objectives (cid:498)outsiders(cid:499) people who are left out of informal groups may feel less a part of daily activities and become dissatisfied. A basic principle of organizing is that performance should improve when people are allowed to specialize and become experts in specific jobs or tasks.