Organization Structure - a discussion agenda

The following discussion agenda on Organization Structure is based on Daft (2004)

1. Basic components in the notion of organization structure
2. Information processing perspective to study organization structure
3. Organization Design Alternatives
• Required work activities
• Reporting relationships
• Departmental groupings
4. Functional Design
5. Divisional Design
6. Geographical Design
7. Matrix Structure
8. Horizonal Structure
9. Modular Structure
10. Hybrid Structure
11. Considerations of Structural Design applications

Study notes
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Related blog article: http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2011/09/organization-structure-brief-note.html


Reference
Daft, R.L. (2004) "Chapter 3: Fundamentals of Organization Structure" Organization Theory and Design, Thomson.