In the name of ALLAH the most beneficent and the most mercifully My self Usman Ashraf and I ma the Student of Hailey College OF Commerce, University Of the Punjab, Lahore. My other Group Members are Ahmad Raza (MC14 – 299) , Liaqat Ali (MC14 – 282) Raza Ahmad (MC14 – 288) and Ali Raza (MC14 – 303) . to day we all present hare the topic “Basic Organization Design” in this chapter we present the foundations of organization structure. We define the concept and its key components, introduce organization design options, consider contingency variable that determine when the certain design options work better then other’s and explore the concept of organization culture. know the question is What is Organization Design – is the process in which manager develop or change their organization structure Organization Structure means the linking of department and jobs within the organization BY Organization Structure we means the three things 1 - The Location Of Design Making Responsibility in the firm. 2- The Formal division of Organization into Subunits. 3 - Establishment of integrating mechanisms to coordinate the activities of subunits there are Six basic elements of Structure: 1-Work specialization 2-Unity Of command 3-Span Of control 4-Authority & Responsibility 5-Centralization Verses Decentralization 6-Departmentaliza-tion Know the question is what is work-specialization - The degree to which tasks in the organization are divided into separate jobs with each step completed by a different person. Overspecialization can result in human diseconomies from boredom, fatigue, stress, poor quality, increased absenteeism, and higher turnover. there are some Advantages and disadvantages of work-specialization the Next one is Chain of Command – The continuous line of authority that extends from upper levels of an organization to the lowest levels of the organization and clarifies who reports to whom. In the Chain of command I also define the Unity Of Command - The Management Principal that no person should report to more then one boss. In this diagram show that how the chain of command exist in the organization Span of Control The number of employees who can be effectively and efficiently supervised by a manager. Width of span is affected by: 1- Skills and abilities of the manager – 2-Employee characteristics -3- Characteristics of the work being done 4-Similarity of tasks 5-Complexity of tasks 6-Physical proximity of subordinates 7-Standardization of tasks