COMMERCE 1AA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Virginia Department Of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Ambidexterity

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Commerce
• Course: COMMERCE 1AA3
• Professor: Teal Mc Ateer Mc Master University C O M M E R C E1 A A3

Document Summary

The manner in which an org divided its labour into specific tasks and achieves coordination among these tasks. Refers to how an org"s individuals and groups are put together or organized to accomplish work. Appointing authority for planning and decision making(who tells who wat to do) 2 basic dimensions to the division of. Autonomy and control-managers have less authority over fewer matters(authority is reduced as hierarchy increases) -flatter hierarchy pushes authority lower meaning ppl further down hierarchy are involved in more decisions. Communication-as labour is divided vertically more, timely communication and coordination can become harder to achieve. As the number of levels in hierarchy increases , more filtering occurs. Groups jobs into departments so the org can achieve its goal. Job design-suppose you have a org that consists of work a, work b, work c. there are three ways to structure this org horizontally. 1)form an abc department where everyone can do each a,b,c work.