MGM101H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Pest Analysis, Human Resource Management

• School: UTM
• Department: Management
• Course: MGM101H5
• Professor: Dave Swanston

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Mgm101 l0101 test 3 solutions: managers have many choices when determining the optimal organizational structure. Name and describe the three dimensions of organizational structure design that managers must consider. For one of these dimensions, compare and discuss two options that would be available to managers. (5 marks) One mark for each reasonable description of a structural dimension. After choosing one dimension, one mark for each reasonable description of an option available to managers. Vertical differentiation describes the location of decision making responsibility and the number of hierarchical layers. Horizontal differentiation refers to how an organization will be divided into sub-units. Integrating mechanisms describe methods used to coordinate work between sub-units. Vertical differentiation centralization (concentrates decision making at high level in hierarchy), decentralization (pushes decision making down to lower levels), tall hierarchies (many layers with narrow spans of control), flat hierarchy (few layers with broad spans of control) Explain how completing an i/e analysis helps with strategic planning.