What are the different types of organization structure and give example?

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Answer the following:

  1. Define the following using your own words and give example:

Organization

Organization chart

Organizing

Division of labor

  1. What are the different types of organization structure and give example?
  2. Illustrate sample of each type of business organization granting that you are a part of Management Advisory Team providing services to different companies with regards to their company's profile.
  3. Label your illustration and state who are responsible for each department or division.
  4. Is division of labor necessary in every business organization structure? Why? Explain your answer.
  5. Is organization structure important in every business organization? Why?

Identify if the following organizational structure design is Traditional (T) or Modern (M).

  1. Design that groups together similar or related specialties.
  2. Design with the departments, wide spans of control.
  3. Focus on performance improvement of people.
  4. Matrix design.
  5. Boundaryless.
  6. It is made up of work teams.
  7. Focus on flexibility and problem solving.
  8. Big number of subordinates reporting to a centralized authority figure.
  9. Design made up of separate units where parent corporation acts as overseer.
  10. Design where employees continuously work on project.

Arrange the following delegation steps in chronological order. Number the first step 1, and the last step 8. 

  1. Asking person assigned about his planned approaches.
  2. Making sure that the task objectives has been achieved
  3. Defining the goal clearly.
  4. Selecting the person who will be given the task.
  5. Checking the task accomplishment progress.
  6. Assigning of responsibility.
  7. Granting to the assigned person the authority to act.
  8. Giving the assigned person time and resources to do the task.

 

 

 

 

 

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