1. Organization Structure
Chapter Eight

2. Fundamentals of Organizing
Organization chart
The reporting structure and division of labor in an organization

3. Conventional Organization Chart
Figure 8.1

4. Authority in Organizations
The legitimate right to make decisions and to tell other people what to do.

5. Delegation Delegation Responsibility, Authority, and Accountability
The assignment of new or additional responsibilities to a subordinate
Responsibility, Authority, and Accountability

6. Steps in Effective Delegation
Figure 8.2

7. The Functional Organization
Departmentalization around specialized activities such as production, marketing, and human resources.

8. The Functional Organization
Figure 8.3

9. Advantages of Functional Organizations
Economies of scale can be realized
Effective monitoring of the environment
Performance standards better maintained
Greater opportunity for specialized training and skill development
Technical specialists are relatively free of administrative work
Decision making and lines of communication are simple and clearly understood

10. Advantages of Divisional Organizations
Information needs are managed more easily
People have a full-time commitment to a particular product line
Task responsibilities are clear
People receive broader training

11. The Divisional Organization
Figure 8.4

12. Matrix Organizational Structure
Figure 8.5

13. The Network Organization
Figure 8.7

14. Coordination by Standardization
Establishing common routines and procedures that apply uniformly to everyone.
Formalization
The presence of rules and regulations governing how people in the organization interact.

15. Managing High Information- Processing Demands
Figure 8.8