Formal Structures
Divisional Structures
Team Structures
Functional Structures
Network Structures
100
What is division of work?
Positions and titles show work responsibility.
100
What is a Divisional Structure?
Groups together people, who work on the same product or process, serve similar customers and/or locate in the same area.
100
What is a Team Structure?
Uses permanent and temporary cross-functional teams to improve lateral relations.
100
What is a Functional Structure?
Grouping together people with similar skills and performing similar tasks.
100
What is a Network Structure?
Uses IT to link with networks of outside suppliers and service contractors.
200
What is Supervisory Relationships?
Lines show who reports to whom.
200
What expertise is focused on in a Divisional Structure?
Focuses on specific customers, product and region.
200
How do Team Structures help improve the speed and quality of decisions?
Because of shared knowledge on specific problems.
200
What is a disadvantage of a Functional Structure?
Lack of communication and coordination across functions.
200
What is outsourcing?
When a business function is contracted to an outside supplier.
300
What is Communication Channels?
Formal communication flow.
300
What do Divisional Structures reduce?
The economies of scale.
300
What difficulties do Team Structures help eliminate in the workplace?
Communication and decision making.
300
Clear _______ paths within a Functional Structure.
Career.
300
May be difficult to ______ and ______ among the organizations.
Control, Coordinate.
400
What is Major Subunits?
Positions reporting to a common manager are shown.
400
Creates unhealthy rivalries between ________ competing for top management attention and __________.
Divisions, Resources.
400
What is a Cross-Functional team?
Helps bring together members from different functional departments.
400
Are the task assignments consistent with expertise and training?
Yes.
400
Potential loss of ______ and lack of ______ in a Network Structure.
Control, Loyalty.
500
What are Levels of Management?
Vertical layers of management are shown.
500
Clear points of responsibility for _________ or __________ delivery.
Product, Service.
500
Conflicting loyalties for persons with both __________ and __________ assignments.
Team, Functional.
500
In-depth ________ and ________ development within the functions.
Training, Skill.
500
What efficiency do Network Structures help increase?
Operating Efficiency.
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