Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Dow Corning, Complex Differential Form, Organizational Chart

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B
• Professor: Stelian Medianu

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Organizational structure formally dictates how jobs and tasks are divided and coordinated between individuals and groups within the company. Organizational chart a drawing that represents every job in the organization and the formal reporting relationships between those jobs. It helps organizational members and outsiders understand and comprehend how work is structured within the company. As well, organizational charts grow more complicated the more employees. The elements of an organizational structure are work specialization, chain of command, span of control, centralization, and formalization. Work specialization the degree to which tasks in an organization are divided into separate jobs. Can also be referred to as a company"s division of labour. Never-ending trade off among productivity, flexibility, and worker motivation . Highly specialized jobs can undermine employees" flexibility: spending all their time performing specialized tasks well, they fail to update or practice other skills. Organizations may also struggle with employee job satisfaction when they make jobs highly specialized.