Organizing The Vertical Structure
The process in which activities involving planning and decision making within an organization are concentrated a specific leader
What is centralization?
Activities are grouped together by common function from the bottom to the top of the organization
What is the vertical functional approach?
A temporary team or committee designed to solve a problem involving several departments or divisions. They represent their departments and shares information for coordination
What is a task force?
Also known as specialization, is the degree to which organizational tasks are subdivided into separate jobs
What is division of Labor
Combines aspects of both functional and divisional structures simultaneously
Someone put in place that is responsible for coordinating the activities of several departments for the completion of a specific project
What is a project manager?
The number of employees reporting to a supervisor
What is span of management?
When a firm subcontracts most of its major functions to separate companies and coordinates their activities from a small organization at headquarters usually on a global scale.
What is the virtual network approach?
A team that brings together employees from all functional areas focused on a specific task or project, such as parts supply and logistics for an automobile plant
What is a permanent team?
The set of formal tasks assigned to individuals and departments
What is an organizational structure?
Gives managers a way to delegate authority, push responsibility to lower levels
What is the team approach?
a team consisting of employees from various functional departments who are responsible for meeting as a team and resolving mutual problems
What is a cross functional team?
Delineates the chain of command, indicates departmental tasks and how they fit together, and provides order and logic for the organization
What is an organizational chart?
Departments are grouped together based on similar organizational outputs. Separate divisions can be organized with responsibility for individual products or services.
What is the divisional approach?
Frequent, timely, problem-solving communication carried out through relationships of shared goals, shared knowledge, and mutual respect
What is relational coordination?