GMS 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Work Unit, Departmentalization, Strategic Management

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Olga Tabunshchikova

Document Summary

Arranges people and resources to work toward a goal. Is a system of tasks reporting relationships and communication linkages. Structure that does both of those things well is an important asset helping to implement an organization"s strategy. Describes the arrangements of work positions within an organization. There is the basics in 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 common manger are shown. Levels of management vertical layers of management are shown. Is the set of unofficial relationships among an organization"s members. Identifies the informal structures and their embedded social relationships that are active in an organizations. Informal structures and social networks in many ways essential to organizational success. During times of change, when out-of-date formal structures may fail to provide the support people need to deal with new or unusual situations.