Chapter 7 - Organization structure and design: It’s all about working together. After reading this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions: Understand organizing as a managerial responsibility, identify common types of organization structures, recognize current trends in organizational design. | Chapter 7 Organization Structure and Design Exploring Management Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 7-1 Chapter 7 Takeaways Understand organizing as a managerial responsibility () Identify common types of organization structures () Recognize current trends in organizational design () Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 7-3 2 ORGANIZING Takeaway – answers to come Organizing is one of the management functions. Organization charts describe the formal structures of organizations. Organizations also have informal structures. Informal structures have good points and bad points. Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 7-4 3 ORGANIZING Management Functions Organizing arranges people and resources to work toward a goal Figure Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 7-5 4 ORGANIZING Organizational Charts Structure a formal arrangement of people, tasks, positions, and reporting relationships Organization Charts a diagram of positions—job titles, and reporting relationships—the hierarchy of authority, within a team or organization Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 7-6 5 ORGANIZING Formal Structure Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 7-7 6 ORGANIZING Formal Structure Division of Labor People and groups performing different jobs Formal Structure The official structure of the organization Informal Structure The unofficial relationships that develop among an organization’s members Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 7-9 7 ORGANIZING Informal Structure Informal Structure Unofficial but important working relationships between | Chapter 7 Organization Structure and Design Exploring Management Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 7-1 Chapter 7 Takeaways Understand organizing as a managerial responsibility () Identify common types of organization structures () Recognize current trends in organizational design () Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 7-3 2 ORGANIZING Takeaway – answers to come Organizing is one of the management functions. Organization charts describe the formal structures of organizations. Organizations also have informal structures. Informal structures have good points and bad points. Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 7-4 3 ORGANIZING Management Functions Organizing arranges people and resources to work toward a goal Figure Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & .
