Chapter 15: Foundations of Organizational Structure What is Foundations of Organizational Structure?! (1 paragraph) 100wards Reply to the following answers: agree or not – would you like to add anything ? what do you thing ?! 50 to 100 wards each 1- There are a variety of foundations pertaining to the structure of an organization. There are six key elements that managers need to address when they design an organizational structure. 1.Work specialization - the degree to which tasks in the organization are subdivided into separate jobs. 2. Departmentalization - the basis by which jobs are grouped together. 3. The chain of command is the unbroken line of authority that extends from the top of the organization to the lowest, span of control, centralization/decentralization, and formalization. An organization’s internal structure contributes to explaining and predicting behavior and an organization’s structure reduces ambiguity for employees. 2- Chapter 15 focuses on how organizations are structured, especially where the control lies and the division of power. This is an important to a business because if a company isn't clear where the power lies, many issues can arise. This is especially apparent in a matrix structure, which one of the companies I have worked at has faced. They bring in teams that are permanently working together from different departments of the company. Sometimes it is easy to tell what should be reported to who, but there are times where there could be 3 different options that would all care about an issue, and have a different solution each. This has caused confusion and even fights at times, with some department heads getting upset that they weren't consulted for a decision that was made that affected their entire department. If a company can handle having a matrix structure, it can allow for resources to be spent much more efficiently, with greater communication across the board. However, if it's handled poorly, it can end up making projects much worse to deal with and put a damper on production. Chapter 16: Organizational Culture What is organization culture ?! (1 paragraph) 100wards Reply to the following answers: agree or not – would you like to add anything ? what do you thing ?! 50 to 100 wards each 1- Organizational culture is essential in the workplace. It is what distinguishes one business from another based on the views and beliefs held by its members. One of the most important jobs of any manager is creating an organizational culture that will support its employees and business processes. Many different characteristics are compose in organizational culture: innovation and risk taking, attention to detail, outcome orientation, people orientation, team orientation, aggressiveness, and stability. All of these must be evaluated and implemented according to what the business needs, or else the culture is bound to harm not help. Creating an organizational culture that provides for growth and development.