GMS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Hierarchical Organization, Strategic Management, Problem Solving

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Horatio Morgan

Document Summary

The process of arranging people and other resources to work together to accomplish a goal. Involves dividing up the work to be done and coordinating results to achieve a common purpose. If you are an owner/manager of a company that has: You still may not be an industry leader, or operate profitably of you lack exceptional organizational skills. Organization structure refers to the system of _______ that link together the work of diverse individuals and groups: tasks and workflows, reporting relationships, communication channels, all of the above, none of the above. A shadow organization made up of the unofficial, but often critical working relationships between organizational members. Three common types of traditional organizational structures are _______: centralized, decentralized and integrated, functional, horizontal and vertical, divisional, centralized and line, functional, divisional, and matrix, matrix, staff and functional. Members of functional departments share technical expertise, interests and responsibilities. Members of each function work within their respective areas of expertise.