Essentials of Organizational Behavior, Student Value Edition (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780134524849
Author: Stephen P. Robbins, Timothy A. Judge
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15, Problem 1LO
Summary Introduction
To identify: The seven elements of an organization’s structure.
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Identify the seven elements of an organization’s structure:
Organization’s structure is the way in which the tasks of the firm are divided and coordinated. The following are the five elements of organizational structure:
- Work specialization
- Departmentalization
- Chain of command
- Span of control
- Centralization and decentralization
- Formalization
- Boundary spanning
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