ADM 1300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Departmentalization, Command Hierarchy, Philip Rosedale

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Administration
• Course: ADM 1300
• Professor: Gerard Brathwaite- Sturgeon

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Describe the six key elements of organizational design. Discuss the contingency factors that favor either the mechanistic model or the organic model of organizational design. Describe contemporary organizational designs: describe the six key elements of organizational design. Work specialization the degree to which activities in an organization are subdivided into separate job tasks; also known as division of labour. Most managers today see work specialization as an important organizing mechanism but not as a source of ever-increasing productivity. However, other organizations, such as bolton, ontario based husky. Injection molding systems and ford australia, have successfully increased job breadth and reduced work specialization. Still, specialization has its place in some organizations. No hockey team has anyone play both goalie and centre positions. Once job tasks have been divided up through work specialization, common job tasks have to be grouped back together so that they can be done in a coordinated way.