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Organizational Behavior
13th Edition
Foundations of Organizational
Structure
Bob Stretch
Southwestern College
E X H I B I T 16-1
E X H I B I T 16-2
E X H I B I T 16-3
E X H I B I T 16-4
Bureaucracy
– A structure of highly operating
routine tasks achieved through
specialization, very formalized
rules and regulations, tasks that
are grouped into functional
departments, centralized
authority, narrow spans of control,
and decision making that follows
the chain of command
Strengths Weaknesses
– Functional economies of – Subunit conflicts with
scale organizational goals
– Minimum duplication of – Obsessive concern with
personnel and equipment rules and regulations
– Enhanced communication – Lack of employee
– Centralized decision discretion to deal with
making problems
E X H I B I T 16-5
E X H I B I T 16-7
Volatility
Complexity Capacity
Capacity
– The degree to which an environment can support growth
Volatility
– The degree of instability in the environment
Complexity
– The degree of heterogeneity and concentration among
environmental elements
E X H I B I T 16-9
Associated
with
Impact of Technology
– Makes it easier to change structure to fit employee and
organizational needs
E X H I B I T 16-10