BU398 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Startup Company, Advantageous, Organizational Culture
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Three key components in the definition of organizational structure: Pertains to both vertical and horizontal aspects of organizing. An organization chart is the visual representation of a whole set of underlying activities and processes in an organization at a particular point in time. Over the years, organizations have developed other structural designs, many aimed at increasing horizontal coordination and communication and encouraging adaptation to external changes. The organization should be designed to provide both vertical and horizontal information flow as necessary to accomplish the organization"s overall goals. While vertical linkages are designed primarily for control, horizontal linkages are designed for coordination and collaboration, which usually means reducing control. Organizations can choose whether to orient toward a more traditional organization designed for efficiency, which emphasizes vertical communication and control, or toward a more contemporary learning organization, which emphasizes horizontal communication and coordination.
