The document discusses different types of organizational structures and how they allocate power and responsibilities. A vertical organization has a clear top-down chain of command, while a horizontal organization distributes power more equally across levels. A functional structure groups employees by specialized roles, making it one of the most common structures. A divisional structure separates a company into independent divisions based on product, customer or geography. A matrix structure combines functional and divisional approaches to allow for dual reporting relationships.

2.  Organizations are set up in
specific ways to accomplish
different goals, and the structure
of an organization can help or
hinder its progress toward
accomplishing these goals.

3.  The vertical organization has a structure
with power emanating from the top down.
 Well-defined chain of command with a
vertical organization, and the person at the
top of the organizational chart has the
most power.

6.  Horizontal organization has a less-defined
chain command.
 Employees across lines have similar input
into how the organization is run.

9.  Is set up so that each portion of the
organization is grouped according to its
purpose.
 A functional structure is one of the most
common organizational structures. Under
this structure, the organization groups
employees according to a specialized or
similar set of roles or tasks.

12.  Used in larger companies that operate in a
wide geographic area or that have separate
smaller organization within the umbrella
group to cover different types of products
or market areas.
 The divisional structure is a type of
organizationalstructure that groups each
organizational function into adivision.
These divisions can correspond to either
products or geographies.

14.  A hybrid of divisional and functional structure.
 Allows for the benefits of functional and
divisional structure to exist in one
organization.
 A matrix organizational structure is a company
structure in which the reporting relationships
are set up as a grid, or matrix, rather than in
the traditional hierarchy. In other words,
employees have dual reporting relationships -
generally to both afunctional manager and a
product manager