Organization Structure

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Organization Structure, Systems and Processes Implementation levers: Mechanisms used by strategic leaders to help execute a firm’s strategy Major levers are categorized as structure, systems and processes and people & rewards STRUCTURE Common terms – organizational charts, re-org, restructuring Organizational structure: Relatively stable arrangement of responsibilities, tasks and people within the organization. The structure of an organization, therefore, is a framework that management has devised to divide tasks, deploy resources and coordinated departments Structure provides a way for information to flow efficiently from the people and departments who generates it to those who need it Control and Coordination Organization includes a firm’s authority hierarchy, its organization units and divisions, and its mechanism for coordinating internal activities. Perform 02 essential functions i. It ensures control ii. It coordinates information, decisions, and activities of employees at all levels Structure should be consistent with firm’s strategy Popular means of organizing firm structure include: i. Functional ii. Multidivisional iii. Matrix iv. Network Forms

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Organization Structure, Systems and ProcessesImplementation levers: Mechanisms used by strategic leaders to help execute a firms strategyMajor levers are categorized as structure, systems and processes and people & rewardsSTRUCTURECommon terms organizational charts, re-org, restructuringOrganizational structure: Relatively stable arrangement of responsibilities, tasks and people within the organization. The structure of an organization, therefore, is a framework that management has devised to divide tasks, deploy resources and coordinated departmentsStructure provides a way for information to flow efficiently from the people and departments who generates it to those who need itControl and CoordinationOrganization includes a firms authority hierarchy, its organization units and divisions, and its mechanism for coordinating internal activities. Perform 02 essential functionsi. It ensures controlii. It coordinates information, decisions, and activities of employees at all levelsStructure should be consistent with firms strategyPopular means of organizing firm structure include:i. Functionalii. Multidivisionaliii. Matrixiv. Network Forms