Management and Organizational Structure and Design

These flashcards cover key concepts related to management and organizational structure and design, highlighting important models, definitions, and characteristics.

The model is characterized by a rigid structure, high specialization, and centralized authority.

Mechanistic

_ organizations focus on flexibility and worker satisfaction and have decentralized decision-making processes.

Organic

Max Weber is known for coining the term __.

bureaucracy

In a mechanistic structure, decision making is typically _.

centralized

An organizational structure designed to break down traditional barriers is called organizations.

boundaryless

The process of assigning responsibility and authority to subordinates is known as .

delegation of authority

A organization connects geographically distributed teams electronically, functioning without rigid boundaries.

virtual

Decentralizing authority encourages the development of managers.

professional

High specialization and functional departments are characteristics of _ organizational structures.

formalization

Departmentalization can be based on product, __, or customer.

geographic

In organizations characterized by high complexity, there is usually a need for __ spans of control.

narrow

The four main elements of organizational structure are division of labor, authority, , and span of control.

departmentalization