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Organizing the process of arranging people and other resources to work together to accomplish a goal. Organization structure a system of tasks, reporting relationships, and communication linkages. Organization chart describes the arrangement of work positions within an organization. Formal structure the official structure of the organization. By reading an organization chart, you can learn the basics of an organization"s formal structure including: Division of work positions and titles show work responsibilities. Supervisory relationships lines show who reports to whom. Communication channels lines show formal communication flows. Major subunits positions reporting to a common manager. Levels of management vertical layers of management are shown. Informal structure the set of unofficial relationships among an organization"s members. Social network analysis identifies the informal structures and their embedded social relationships that are active in an organization. Departmentalization the process of grouping people and jobs into work units. Functional structures groups together people with similar skills who perform similar tasks.