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Terms in this set (71)
Organizational Structure How jobs and tasks are divided and coordinated
between individuals and groups within the
company, an outcome of design
Organizational Design a process or style used by management to arrange
the components of structure
Functional Structure functional departmentalization and high
centralization.
•very efficient
•tend to be inflexible and insensitive to subtle
differences across products, regions, or clients
•most appropriate in stable, predictable
environments
President --- VP Finance, VP Marketing, VP R&D
, Divisional Structure workflow departmentalization and low levels of
centralization.
•not very efficient
•tend to be more flexible and innovative
•tend to be sensitive to subtle differences across
products, regions, or clients
Product Structure
President -- VP Electronics (Finance, Marketing
R&D) , VP Home furnishings (Finance, Marketing
R&D), VP Automotive (Finance, Marketing R&D)
Client Based Structure
President -- VP Direct Sales (Finance, Marketing
R&D) , VP Internet Sales (Finance, Marketing R&D),
VP Large Vendor Contracts (Finance, Marketing
R&D)
Geographic Structure
Assume our company, HRM Functional Structure
Suppliers, sells 2 distinct product
lines, bombs and baby formula. What
type of structural configuration
would be most appropriate, a
divisional or functional structure?
Why?
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Terms in this set (71)
Organizational Structure How jobs and tasks are divided and coordinated
between individuals and groups within the
company, an outcome of design
Organizational Design a process or style used by management to arrange
the components of structure
Functional Structure functional departmentalization and high
centralization.
•very efficient
•tend to be inflexible and insensitive to subtle
differences across products, regions, or clients
•most appropriate in stable, predictable
environments
President --- VP Finance, VP Marketing, VP R&D
, Divisional Structure workflow departmentalization and low levels of
centralization.
•not very efficient
•tend to be more flexible and innovative
•tend to be sensitive to subtle differences across
products, regions, or clients
Product Structure
President -- VP Electronics (Finance, Marketing
R&D) , VP Home furnishings (Finance, Marketing
R&D), VP Automotive (Finance, Marketing R&D)
Client Based Structure
President -- VP Direct Sales (Finance, Marketing
R&D) , VP Internet Sales (Finance, Marketing R&D),
VP Large Vendor Contracts (Finance, Marketing
R&D)
Geographic Structure
Assume our company, HRM Functional Structure
Suppliers, sells 2 distinct product
lines, bombs and baby formula. What
type of structural configuration
would be most appropriate, a
divisional or functional structure?
Why?
