GMS 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 08 : Habitat, Impermanence, Root Mean Square

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Horatio Morgan

Document Summary

The process of arranging people and other resources to work together to accomplish a gaol. Involves creating a division of labour and then coordinating results to achieve a common purpose. Is the way in which the various parts of an organization are formally arranged. The system of tasks, work ows, reporting relationships, and communicating channels that link together the work of diverse individuals and groups. Organization chart describes the arrangement of work positions within an organization. Identi es various positions, job titles, lines of authority, and shows the formal structure. Formula structure the of cial structure of the organization which includes: The set of unof cial relationships among an organizations members. The shadow organization made up of the unof cial working relationships between organizational members. Social network analysis one way of identifying informal structures and their embedded social relationships. Informal structures and social networks are essential to an organizations success.