MHR 505 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Hierarchical Organization, Organizational Learning, Departmentalization

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Human Resources
• Course: MHR 505
• Professor: Philip Hunter

Document Summary

Organizational behavior ii: chapter 13 designing organizational structures. Organizational structure: division of labor and patterns of coordination, communication, workflow and formal power that direct organizational activities. Organizational design: process of constructing and adjusting an organization"s structure to achieve its goals. Division of labor: division of labour refers to the subdivision of work into separate jobs assigned to different people. Coordinating work activities: when people divide work among themselves, they require coordinating mechanisms to ensure that everyone works in concert. Role of organizational structure (important structure: forms follows function > strategy determines structure how to facilitate the work in the organization. Organizational structure or design is all about how best to facilitate the nature of the organization"s work and objectives. Sharing information on mutual tasks; forming common mental models to synchronize work activities. Formal hierarchy assigning legitimate power to individuals, who then use this power to direct work processes and allocate resources.