1. Organizational Structure  Structural Organizational Theory  Organizational Designs  Factors that Impact Organizational Designs

2. Structural Organizational Theory  Organizational Structure  Foundations of the theory

3. Modern Structural Theory  Basic Assumptions Organizations are rational institutions There is a “best” structure for any organization Specialization and division of labor increase the quality & quantity of production Most problems in organizations result from structural flaws

4. Issues in Structural Organizational Theory  What should an organization look like? Product vs. Function (Departmentalization) Chain of command (Span of Control) Centralization vs. Decentralization Informal vs. Formal Organization

5. Mechanistic Organizational Forms  Appropriate to stable conditions  Characteristics differentiation of functional tasks supervision clearly defined responsibilities low level of discretion

6. Organic Organizational Forms  Appropriate to changing conditions  Characteristics Adjustment and continual redefinition of roles Shared responsibility for success of task Network structure of control High level of discretion and prestige

7. Simple Structure

8. Bureaucracy

9. Divisional Structures  A division is a collection of functions working together to produce a product. Product structure: divisions created according to the type of product or service. Geographic structure: divisions based on the area of a country or world served. Market structure: divisions based on the types of customers served.

10. Product Structure

11. Geographic Structure

12. Customer (Market) Structure

13. Matrix Structure CEO Func. Managers Managers SalesDesignProduction Product team A Product team B Product team C Product Team = two boss employee Team Managers

14. Innovations on Structure  Team Structure  Virtual Organization  Boundaryless Organization

15. Virtual Organization Core Employees Administrative Help HR Functions Assembly/Service Delivery Marketing

16. Family & the Workplace: A practical issue of Job Design  The Second Shift: an examination of the impact of work on the family  Research Questions What leads women to adopt “Supermom” Strategy? What motivates women to press their husbands to share housework & childcare? Why do some men want to share housework & childcare and others don’t? How does a husband’s ideas about manhood affect his attitude toward the second shift? How do gender strategies influence division of labor at home?

17. Second Shift: Important Concepts  Gender Strategy Plan of action through which a person tries to solve problems at hand, given the cultural notions of gender at play.  Gender Ideology Determines what sphere the individual wants to identify with (home or work) and how much power in the marriage he/she wants (less, more or the same amount.)  Ideology Typology Traditional Transitional Egalitarian